Gene Taylor
Gene Taylor
five landscape sitting start
But if I'm sitting here with five and five (home and away) and start panicking, then the landscape changes.
recall seeing
I was there ? and I didn't recall seeing you there,
disconnect expertise federal people
The disconnect was, people thought there was some federal expertise out there. There wasn't. Not from you.
guessing homes magnitude mind thousands
The magnitude of it is mind-boggling. I'm guessing tens of thousands of homes are gone.
federal highways housing
The federal response, from highways to housing to trailers, is completely unacceptable.
available company plane
I think the company didn't have a plane available and they used (FEMA) as an excuse.
blown care front health hoping house page passing today usa wish
I wish there was a better way to make the front page of USA Today than to have my house blown down, ... I was hoping it would be on passing health care for reservists or something.
dog mix sure top
I have a wait-and-see attitude. I'm not sure where he's at. I don't know if he's the top dog in the mix or what.
blown game health money sudden term
The money is attractive, but we have to look long term at the health of our program. We don't want to go out and get blown out, because then all of a sudden the '07 game is not as attractive.
answer documents enormous failings house questions refusing unless white
What the briefing did not answer is how these enormous failings could have occurred. We will not know the answer to these questions unless we subpoena the documents and the e-mails that the White House is refusing to supply.
chaotic turned
You all turned this around; it was pretty chaotic before you got here.
calling options quite ready
We just said we're not quite ready to do that yet. They keep calling because their options are not very attractive.
good ride secretary single sure visit
When I visit Iraq, ... I ride around in an armored vehicle, and I am sure the secretary (of defense) does, as well. That should be the single standard: If it is good enough for the big-shots, it is good enough for every American soldier.
affects encourage few future government hear people understand vote
What we do in government now affects the future of 18- to 30-year-olds, yet few vote and most people don't understand them, ... I like to encourage their participation in government, and I like to hear their take on issues.