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

I remember my Republican Party as fiscally conservative, as caring about the environment.

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.

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

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

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.