In the world of diplomacy, some things are better left unsaid.

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.

Let me ask you: Should only children of the wealthy have access to quality early education? Should only children of the wealthy have access to a college degree? The answer - the only answer - is: no.

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

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.

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

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