Christine Gregoire

It was very constraining, much more than I ever would have thought, to run for governor.

I couldn't do that as attorney general. Why? Because they are my clients. You can't say they're not doing what they ought to be doing when you are the attorney general.

I'm free. I'm free to say what I feel.

We can seize this time and do it our way and in the process be proud of ourselves and prosper as well.

We need to take advantage of the opportunity we have now to create a vision and become great.

It is time for us to turn a corner and come together, put our differences behind us and focus on the future.