sent that letter. your take on all of this? let there be no mistake, this letter wasn t some accidental letter that went out by one person who did something in a rogue way. it was a very concerted effort that took months to craft. and then it was sent. and now, the school board association is trying to say, well, you know, we kind of take part of it back. but no, the white house is rewarding her for playing ball. and the way i read this whole situation is this was a brushback pitch. this was meant to intimidate parents. it was meant to say, look, the f.b.i. is going to get involved. you re not going to want to be one of those parents who is actually engaged with your children s education. but i think it s having the exact opposite effect. but i think the effect from the white house and make no mistake, these things come out of the white house, she is getting rewarded for being a team player and by this appointment. john: as you mentioned, the national school boards association has