Any political historian can give innumerable examples of one percenters who have gone on to success, maybe even Bill Clinton himself?

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.