Well, as I said in my opening remarks, I've been chief of staff for nearly three years. On May 2 I celebrated my fifth anniversary on the Hill. The job, as I think my predecessors in the job would be quite happy to testify, is a 24-hour-a-day, 365-days-a-year job. Even during time that may be labelled vacation, there isn't really vacation time during the course of the job. I think if you look at the practice of previous chiefs of staff, two years in office is not an uncommon time. And after two and a half years in government, I've decided I'd like to do something else.
On June 19th, 2008. See this statement in context.