Our operation is successful; our business plan is successful. We're not closed yet, but it could happen. Our position is a little tenuous right now.

Oracle wont be toast if Internet computing fails because it has too much invested in its core business of selling people databases and setting up databases and servicing databases.

Everybody is here, and it's been business as usual.

I thought it was pretty rotten. If she's driving a cab and doing this, it doesn't help business any.

Clearly, telecom has been a dismal business for the past couple of years and it's still a poor business.

It's tough. It's a crazy business. It was unfortunate for us, but we still have to find a way to make plays, find a way to get it done. We just didn't do that.

I don't expect this will pass. If this gets to another committee, we will try to run the same amendment. This is a huge win for the business community. There's no other way to look at it.