Yet the Mayor clearly felt a conflict in his heart as well.

But he said the Mayor felt that all city agencies should share the burden of budget cuts.

Does the Mayor still feel the same way about his record?

The Mayor feels he should control the local school system, and picks a fight with anyone who disagrees.

"The Mayor feels there's not one segment of the public that can privatize a public area."

Some speculated that the Mayor finally felt really comfortable in his job, and decided with conviction that he wanted to win re-election.

And the Mayor felt confident that the city could demonstrate those secondary impacts.

The 64-year-old Mayor had been feeling ill for several days, his aides said.

"The Mayor feels like it could become a political football."

"The Mayor feels very strongly he wants to do something like this in terms of vouchers."