"But not because I'm in competition with Governor O'Malley, but because I really do believe the 29 Republican governors are doing some unique things in reforming government in their states and giving new birth to federalism.
"I told him his spots were as nice as anybody else's, and I kept repeating: You must win, you can win, you will win!" And, on the day of the Calaveras County jumping competition, the governor's frog did win.
The pressure of competition, says the governor, is the best way to make public schools improve themselves.
SCORECARD -- Mr. Bush's return to the airwaves with his tax-cut message is another strategic move in the competition between the governor and his chief rival, Senator John McCain of Arizona, over how best to guide the economy.
But running as an experienced candidate for governor does not necessarily fly when the competition has been the governor for the last eight years.
The governor said competition for clean technology jobs was growing and she wanted Connecticut to be ahead of the curve.
Michael Steele, a one-time Catholic seminarian and former Maryland lieutenant governor, defeated competition from the incumbent party chief and three other challengers over six rounds of voting to become the leader of the party.
ESPN also reported that at least five subpoenas were served last week in Columbus, Ohio, during a bodybuilding competition owned by Arnold Schwarzenegger, the governor of California.
Democrats would be happy to keep the public's attention on the biggest series of missteps yet made by the Republican governor, in the competition for Race to the Top education financing.
Served just cooler than room temperature, it is delicious, and the 2016 vintage won a gold medal in this year's Governor's Cup competition (where I was a judge).
One of those dry versions of petit manseng that excited Shannon and Sharon Horton was made by Michael Shaps, and that brings us to another story of this year's Governor's Cup competition.
