While Republican voters have remained universally supportive of their President, Democrats and Independents are returning to a more naturally critical stance.

Mandates are not objective realities but subjective interpretations of elections sold successfully by the winning candidate or party.

All of this suggests that while citizens became more comfortable with President Bush after September 11 and thought him to have the requisite leadership skills, they continue to harbor doubts about his priorities, loyalties, interests, and policies.

First, his job approval ratings have been trending down for many months, a trend that has accelerated in recent weeks as the war on terrorism has been supplanted in the public's mind by corporate scandals, stock market declines, and a growing sense of economic insecurity.

Leadership is absolutely about inspiring action, but it is also about guarding against mis-action.

In order for America to remain a global leader in innovation and opportunity, we must give our children a solid foundation in math and science.

The sentiments in Hawaii about Washington's failure of leadership are no different than the rest of the country.

Acquiring market leaders in the U.S. and around the world continues to be a core part of our growth strategy as we strengthen our global platform, one step at a time.