The banks are not lending, at least from what I see. They were so wild and reckless back in the good times that they got burned terribly.

People ask how I can be a conservative and still want higher taxes. It makes my head spin, and I guess it shows how old I am. But I thought that conservatives were supposed to like balanced budgets. I thought it was the conservative position to not leave heavy indebtedness to our grandchildren.

It's really amazing that in the age of unbelief, as a smart man called it, there isn't even more fraud. After all, with no God, there's no one to ever call you to account, and no accounting at all if you can get away with it.

I always assumed scientists were free to ask any question, pursue any line of inquiry without fear or reprisal.

Faith is not believing that God can. It is knowing that God will.

I came to realize that life lived to help others is the only one that matters and that it sis my duty ... This is my highest and best use as a human.

If you want to fight the evil you see in finance and industry, get to work reading the corporate filings, see if there has been fraud, and where you find it, report it to the SEC or write about it or blog about it.