We want to serve our state and our country, that's basically it.

He was just a walking skeleton, basically.

There are a lot of Navy and Coast Guard reservists ready to join. Right now, they are forbidden to come in. It's crazy not to take advantage of them.

We're doing this for the other members. We hope to get this moving again in the right direction. We've been totally disregarded.

Many times, we'd be the only ones out there.

There are very few mayors in the country now who feel they cannot be involved in the quality of their public schools. It's too central to the future of their cities.