mr. o'connell? >> i think given the situation that rick perry is in where is he so far down in the polls, i think it's a very smart ad. let's remember a significant majority of iowa caucus goers are evangelicals. he is saying i'm going stand up for christmas and school prayer. i have had enough of the p.c. liberal stuff that goes on in america. i'm here and not only am i going to go after president obama who went to for a with repealing don't ask don't tell. i will draw a line in the sand with respect to my other g.o.p. rivals. he is actually going after mitt romney here to some extent given his mormon faith and his conviction as well. >> bill: subtle subtext this is a slap that romney is a mormon. i didn't see that in the ad. >> it's not just that romney is a mormon. is he saying i'm going to stand by my convictions and faith and i'm not sure that the rest of the competitors in the field will do it as well as i will. >> bill: michele bachmann very outspoken about her christian beliefs and that she

mr. o'connell? otherwise, why does he go forward that otherwise 48 hours later reject? >> i was very clear with the senate in expressing my reservations and what harry reid wanted to do and said that our members feel, as do most americans, as does the president feel 60 days is not acceptable. come on, how can families plan on a two-month basis as to what their tax liabilities is going to be as to how to deal with any of their expenses? that's what we're saying. we expressed that view. now it's up to harry reid because he provided the one opportunity for the vote in the senate that is an unacceptable policy. we're saying let's be reasonable. sit down and find out where we can resolve the differences and they're narrow. let's get the job done. >> i just want to highlight again, because i know that there are differences between harry reid and eric cantor and john boehner but seems like there are differences between republicans and democrats. let me read. is scott brown celebrity elected in a special election in a swing state of massachusetts up for re-election. scott brown

[applause] we have excellent teachers at john o'connell. mr. kelly was not one of our teacher award recipients. >> i go back a while. it was a different award in those days. i would just like to point out that john o'connell is the leader of the labor council in san francisco throughout the mid-century. he is one of the people who was critically important in making sure that teachers and professionals saw and had a union in california at a time when that was not necessarily a going idea. we really appreciate maintaining the name of john o'connell. it has been a tremendous school over the years. we very much appreciate the presentation by the students, the parents, the teachers, the prince of paul, and the alumni. thank you very much. we look forward to the new name going forward. president mendoza: comments by the board? commissioner wynns: i want to thank everybody for coming tonight. i want to say, in san francisco, alternative referred to schools that did not have any attendance area. it has a legal definition on related to o'connell and unre