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The failures that we have are sometimes expensive educations.

Education is critical not only to each one of us individually, but also to build the economic vitality of our state.

There is nothing more important to our Nation's future, to our homeland security, and to our economy than ensuring we have a top-notch educational system that is the envy of the world.

America has the best hand ever dealt to any country on this planet, ever. Yes, we have problems, but you travel around the world, you'll see we have it all.

Our nation's security, economy, and place on the world stage depends on the success our educational system.

As somebody who visits countless schools, I see firsthand the dire situation our educational system faces.

If we were to compile a list of the ways in which the United States has made both itself and the wider world a better place, then at or very near the top would be its commitment to universal education.

We actually know that our crumbling pipelines, roads, and bridges are ticking time bombs. That is why President Obama and Congressional Democrats have pushed to fund jobs that repair our roads, runways, and railways - we can't have first rate American communities with third-world American infrastructure.

If we cannot provide excellent educational opportunities to all children, safe communities, quality health coverage, or robust and fair avenues towards wealth creation, then our nation will increasingly be in peril.

A devastating commentary on the war in Iraq is that we have been unable to spend money on infrastructure.