A strong, educated middle class is what made America the greatest country in the world.

The lack of fiscal responsibility is one of the main reasons I finally left my old Party.

Reform of the medical liability system should be considered as part of a comprehensive response to surging medical malpractice premiums that endanger Americans' access to quality medical care.

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.

Certainly the Republican Party changed and I never changed, as I became an independent my values never changed whether it's on fiscal responsibility, environment or using government tools to help the less fortunate.

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

I was born in 1953, so that's the Eisenhower administration.