Needless to say, in some of these districts it's extremely competitive . . . and it's hard to know what to do. What do you do, call these people again to apologize?

That is extremely hard to do. Did I say anything to him? Nah. What was I going to tell him, make them?

This is especially true in a destination like Orlando, where our industry is extremely competitive. If you want to have employees who are fully engaged every day, you have to have them rest assured that their families are being taken care of.

Do I agree with everything the governor does? No. But break down the things he has accomplished with education, healthcare and economic growth, and in a politically competitive state that has had wide Republican influence during his terms, and no one could argue that he's been out cutting ribbons.

It struck me that Chuck Grassley was like a guy with a bucket of water who runs up to a burning house only to run past it and throw a bucket of water on a house a block down because it might catch fire in 40 or 50 years.

I think he does sort of have this patina of independence. But I don't think he is all that independent from the White House.