The handwriting was on the wall. She was not going to be effective in placing a burden on teachers.

Karla has an established record in the community in not only participating, but also delivering, and so she will probably have a bigger battle with confusion over her opponent's name than over her opponent's record. Any reasonable person would be worried about the name confusion.

The strongest connection [between the immigration bill and gay rights] is that the immigrant community, as new Americans, are people we will work with in the future, and it's important to them now to see a demonstration of support from the gay community.

The immigration bill has to be perceived as the bashing bill of the year. The intensity of that legislation left little room to target anyone else.

My guess is the lateness of the session will be used as an excuse to just not stand up for it.

The feedback from the teachers is that they understand the repairs are needed. It's a little harder to explain to the students. They don't want excuses. They want to know when we're going to reopen.