Though Gray Davis now apparently has finally taken my advice of last week and issued the executive order, his delay here -- as it has been in so many areas as the energy crisis and the budget crisis -- is absolutely shameful and intolerable.

I think it's now time to get behind one candidate for governor and I believe that Arnold Schwarzenegger has the best chance to be the next governor of California, and I think that is a very good thing, ... ... I think his economic program is exactly what the state of California needs.

We're not always going to agree on every issue, that's for sure, but we certainly agree on what I believe are the most important issues facing our great state, and those are economic issues.

We congratulate Alsea and Grupo ALDI on their new relationship and are very pleased with their commitment to further develop Chili's. With our plans for aggressive growth of the Chili's concept worldwide, we are very fortunate to have solid, experienced franchise partners driving the brand to new heights in Mexico.

There are too many Republicans in this race and the people of our state simply cannot risk a continuation of the Gray Davis legacy.

There should be three times as many.

We're going to have to move quickly.

I really just want to pursue other avenues, ... I got a lot accomplished in my tenure here and I wanted to try new things.

There's no question we've got a very serious budget crisis facing California. We've got the nation's worst credit rating.