There are some things that you can work on immediately.

One of the things I enjoy the most is fishing.

China saves too much, produces too much, sells too much to Americans and consumes too little.

It's a safe banking system, a sound banking system. Our regulators are on top of it. This is a very manageable situation.

I understand how important the automakers are to America. And I understand a bankruptcy; a failure in that industry wouldn't be a good thing. It's something we should avoid.

An open, competitive, and liberalized financial market can effectively allocate scarce resources in a manner that promotes stability and prosperity far better than governmental intervention.

When you have a big, ugly problem, there's never going to be a neat, elegant solution that is totally painless or without a cost.