After election losses, GOP searching its soul

Calm down -- and start building a bigger tent.

That's the bottom-line message Tom Ridge has for hyperventilating Republicans sorting through the wreckage of their defeat at the polls on Nov. 4.

"Just take a deep breath and exhale slowly," said Mr. Ridge, former Pennsylvania governor and U.S. homeland security secretary. "Forget about the finger-pointing, and start figuring out the way to a future that makes us relevant not just to our ... Full Story »