My impression of New Orleans is this: That there is a recovery on the way,

The Holy Father is in our thoughts and prayers, and we wish him a speedy recovery and return to the service of his church and all humanity.

New Orleans is, of course, our next thrust, and we're going to have to have to staff recovery efforts down there, but it'll be a different kind of recovery effort, ... We'll be supporting the EOC in Baton Rouge with temporary communications until the National Guard can get in.

We're keeping the same level of folks in New Orleans to tell the ongoing recovery and the rebuilding and all the things that have been dominating the screen for the last 3-1/2 weeks.

The financial crisis should not become an excuse to raise taxes, which would only undermine the economic growth required to regain our strength.

I'm the master of low expectations.