It's more intense and the demands on you are greater. Now, some lawmakers want to revisit an issue that excites passions on both sides and potentially could split black Democrats from whites. I think the lesson was, there has to be extensive discussion and a working-through of this among legislators, rather than just somebody from the governor's office saying that we're either going to do or do this thing,'' he said. Reflecting on his first two years, Barnes said his greatest satisfaction was learning that ''people are willing to change. Generally, governments seek comfort and not change.
Comfort means no change.
It doesn't mean we change everything just for the sake of change. It does mean that we have to re-examine the way we've been doing things,'' he said. It's more intense and the demands on you are greater.