Thanks, 2stop!
I like how you described the politics of schools and DC. Very nice, indeed, and if you don't mind, I'd like to use it in classes. I usually say that politics is like making sausage; you like the end product, but, you don't want to see it getting made...
Tonight is the Sabbath, so, I'll be lighting the candles, I got fresh flowers and I think I'll take a bubble bath! Calgon, take me away!
Shalom!