they don't think he'll do it because he's done it before and he has a good lifestyle.

He made that decision based on a lot of personal things going on in his life, so I certainly don't fault him for deciding not to run, ... We will have many good candidates and our party's going to have to decide who we want, who the best candidate is to take on Blagojevich.

my 40-minute conversation with him.

What I told Edgar is I would write him a big check, ... I didn't offer to give him all my money.

It's as bad as I've ever seen it. The dike is broken. There's no holding back.

Do not accept whatever comes. Do not accept whatever goes. You have infinite power. Exercise your choice.