George H.W. Bush: “The force that unites them, as we've heard here today from the Vice President to General Powell, is faith in God.”

American officials must heed the lessons of the short-lived coup in 2002, when Bush Administration support for Chavez's ouster undermined America's standing in the region and damaged our credibility as a defender of democracy.

There seems to be a lot of name calling going on. But I want to remind you what our good dad told me one time. Labels are for soup cans.

Strength is not empty rhetoric. It's not bluster. And in my experience, the strongest person usually isn't the loudest one in the room.

President George W. Bush expanded their scope and pace, and doubled their budgets.