The industry has argued for years that consumers don't care about fuel economy. I think they are finding themselves quite surprised by the level of public concern.

As we look forward, and try to get a pulse on the economy, there's going to be a significant amount of data pollution that's going to make it very difficult for us.

This event is proving to be very good for the local economy.

The market is going to do better as the economy slows some and the Fed's done. What's perverse is that the market would have done better this year if the economy were a little bit weaker, because you would have gotten the Fed out of the way earlier.

The economy is going to be hit hard by Katrina, and it is going to be hardest on consumers who are already stretched thin. With the surge in gasoline and home heating oil prices, consumers will have a difficult choice to make between filling their gas tank or spending on other things.

It's the continuing lack of addressing the fundamental fiscal policy issues now that the economy has returned to a more-normal condition that we need to address,