Half of the interview is substantive and half of it I think is sizing the person up.

Low standards are a tactic that takes pressure off teachers unions by accepting mediocrity and failure for kids.

I think the voters can make up their own minds.

I don't know if I'm a national education figure.

I reject the notion that a high turnout helps Senator Kerry. I think in Florida at least, it's going to help President Bush because we have gotten more registered voters than the Democrats, and our base is just fired up - thanks to your help and a lot of others.

This president and this is what the focus ought to be, it's not the differences between us, it's Barack Obama does not believe America's leadership in the world is a force for good. He does not believe that our strength is a place where security can take place. He leads from behind. He creates an environment that now we're creating the most unstable situation we've had since the World War II era.

I think I can fix the problems in Washington that people desperately want to see fixed.