Well, usually when you talk about a mandate, you're talking about an overwhelming win. I don't think by any measurement the 2004 election was an overwhelming win.
In the world of diplomacy, some things are better left unsaid.
I had supported Governor George W. Bush over Senator John McCain in the 2000 Rhode Island presidential primary.
Israelis can be proud of the vibrant democracy that they have created, and I know that many Rhode Islanders share my deep appreciation for the close friendship between our two nations.
As a former Republican, I represent a group of Americans who all too often have no one to speak for them. This group doesn't necessarily have a name. We've been called 'moderates,' but that term can be misleading.
America stood at the summit of power, emerging from the Cold War as an economic, cultural and military force without equal.
