The traffic is already gridlock and cars are being turned back.

You have to have four persons in a car in order to get into Manhattan.

A court hearing is underway in a Brooklyn court.

Pessimistic" is a word for "realistic" that optimists use to make themselves feel better (about their unrealisticness).

Often there are not enough adult bodies in a classroom, which boosts the stress level for everyone. So all of a sudden if a couple of kids are needy, they risk being expelled.

We shouldn't deny the right of the minority to filibuster, but we need to do a much better job of making them own it. That way, the American people could figure out who is being obstructionist and who is willing to compromise.