Mrs. Parks was a shy, soft spoken woman who was uncomfortable being revered as a symbol of the civil rights movement. She only hoped to inspire young people to achieve great things.

It does not matter what party you are a member of in this great Nation of ours. Accountability and competence are characteristics that Americans value throughout our great land.

I fully appreciate the fact that George W. Bush won 49% of my district.

I fully support global commerce.

Water is a finite resource that is essential in the advancement of agriculture, and is vital to human life.

But we must take other steps, such as increasing conservation, developing an ethanol industry, and increasing CAFE standards if we are to make our country safer by cutting our reliance on foreign oil.

The civil rights movement would experience many important victories, but Rosa Parks will always be remembered as its catalyst.