The next mayor is going to be a mayor who has to work with Congress in order to make sure that the home rule that was taken away from us is restored in the year 2001. I've had the unique advantage, in the last seven years, of being the regional representative from the D.C. Council. I've served as the chairman of the board of Metro for two of the last four years and the chairman of the board of the Council of Governments. And in those roles have had to develop, and do now have, a very close relationship with the regional congressional delegations. It is only through this cooperative effort that this whole region and the city itself can reach the plateaus and goals that we hope to achieve.
Respect is the most important.
You know, there is an old saying, you can catch bees with honey and you don't catch them with anything else. But we have to do it in a respectful manner and we also have to also coincide. I think the role of the mayor is really twofold. That's important, but I think there is also something more important. And that is, the new mayor has to be dedicated to a goal of uniting one city towards building an economy that will raise the consciousness of our nation.