In the executive branch, winning by a whisker is as good as winning in a landslide, but not so in the Senate.

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.

Here is a bold embrace of internationalism. Let's join the rest of the world and go metric.

I had supported Governor George W. Bush over Senator John McCain in the 2000 Rhode Island presidential primary.

Students of America, working families of America: President Obama will not turn his back on you.

Trust is built with consistency.