Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Davenport Chafeeis an American politician from Rhode Island who has served as the Mayor of Warwick, Rhode Island, in the United States Senate, and as the Governor of Rhode Island...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth26 March 1953
CityProvidence, RI
CountryUnited States of America
names groups republican
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.
country strong class
A strong, educated middle class is what made America the greatest country in the world.
war military america
America stood at the summit of power, emerging from the Cold War as an economic, cultural and military force without equal.
doors world wonder
American education is still the wonder of the world, and we must open the schoolhouse doors, not close them.
games violence sexism
I didn't meddle. If I did meddle there wouldn't be all this violence. All this horrible sexism in games.
islands rhode-island presidential
I had supported Governor George W. Bush over Senator John McCain in the 2000 Rhode Island presidential primary.
winning thinking talking
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.
administration born
I was born in 1953, so that's the Eisenhower administration.
party responsibility reason
The lack of fiscal responsibility is one of the main reasons I finally left my old Party.
world unsaid diplomacy
In the world of diplomacy, some things are better left unsaid.
war fighting land
President Obama knows that wars are not to be entered into lightly; he knows that overseas conflicts don't only do damage in the land in which they are fought, but in the land of those who fight them, as well.
america president students
Students of America, working families of America: President Obama will not turn his back on you.
quality care reform
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.
success giving political
Any political historian can give innumerable examples of one percenters who have gone on to success, maybe even Bill Clinton himself?