"I am glad to see Rocky Fork included in the USFS land acquisition fund."
"I agree with most people who say that parents are first, principals and teachers are next."
"We need to catch schools doing things right instead of catching them doing things wrong."
"I greatly disagree on what you are doing on student loans, but I greatly agree on a number of other things."
"I appreciate the struggle of trying to emphasize excellence at the same time you are trying to support schools, both."
"I don't think taxpayers really want to support much more funding for more of the same, but they will support a lot more funding for excellence."
"We had to make some tough choices as we went through the budget."
"Well, but if it is a solar or wind project, they only operate about a one-third of the time."
"Al Shanker said, 'Well, if we have master plumbers, we can have master teachers.'"
"What are you planning to do with renewable energy and how does that tie into the whole energy plan of the administration?"
"My concern is especially with the ridges of the Eastern United States, as you know, because we have talked about it because they are the only place, except for the coastlines, where wind works well."