Chafee’s Parting Shot

Former Senator Recounts His Lonely Tenure on Capitol Hill

• By Daniel Heim
• Roll Call Staff
• April 1, 2008, Midnight

The seeds of former Sen. Lincoln Chafee’s (R-R.I.) 2006 defeat were planted even before Chafee and President Bush were sworn into office for their first full terms. That much becomes clear in Chafee’s new book, “Against the Tide.”