I didn't know being a public school teacher, or being associated with one, negated one's conservatism. I know many conservative teachers and your statement is flat out wrong.
My friend has met Charlie many times and he says he is a really nice guy. When he found out it was his dad's birthday he made him call him on the cell so he could wish him a happy birthday. Every time he sees him now (last week) he asks about his dad. He put paper ballots on voting machines to shut everyone up once and for all about the voting problems. The first thing he worked on was the insurance mess. They haven't fixed it completely but it's a start. Over here some people are starting to float the idea of removing real estate taxes fully and to hike up the sales tax instead. (Terrible idea)