After seven years, he said, nothing had happened under the current Democratic administration.

He is even willing to accept a job in a Democratic administration.

"I am not here on behalf of the Democratic administration."

"We have tough economic times and they are using the library just to make matters difficult for the city's Democratic administration."

Would a new Democratic administration revert to the policy of the last one?

"We now have a Democratic administration that, for the first time, is trying to pick up and restore his vision," he said.

You usually see a willingness on the part of Democratic administrations to do that.

"No Republican idea sees the light of day in a Democratic administration," he said.

In thinking back, every Democratic administration has had a resident in-house intellectual.

They also discussed at length the issue of self-rule and democratic administration.