There are an awful lot of people who despise government precisely because it opened the door for common citizenship for people of all races and all natures in the United States.

The history of American patriotism is figuring out ways that we can work together to move forward and knit together the common government.

Texas has an established trade office in Mexico City, as do other Texan cities. They have a more mature trade relationship with Mexico, and I want to make Arizona a leader in this area also.

We are working essentially to build a leadership force of folks who will, during their first two years of teaching, actually put their kids on a different trajectory - not just survive as a new teacher, but actually help close the achievement gap for their kids.

This is not a political issue. I know Florida's leadership has talked about a real commitment to helping our veterans. Now it's time for them to show it.

Courage breeds leadership.