Right after 9/11 there was a magazine with a cover of kids, mostly 12-14 year-olds, who were being trained for military combat. I thought that this had just gone too far.

It takes ground activity to stimulate that Black vote.

All issues are women's issues - and there are several that are just women's business.

There is not an issue that a woman cannot bring a perspective to.

We're going to have to look very seriously at what we're doing right or wrong because we just keep losing.

During the election, I had three male opponents and we went into a runoff. The front runner for the men was a native of Dallas who had run at large before, but I had a higher profile than him from my community service.

As lawmakers, we must assure the people of America that our nation will not experience the nightmare of the 2000 presidential election.