Total borrowing has imploded. Private borrowing has collapsed. And, in effect, the Treasury Department is the last borrower left standing.

Every day is like that, eight successive meetings on eight different topics, every one really important and interesting.

The most important thing for small businesses is getting the economy back on its feet. That - the key driver of small business activity is demand for their product, and that is what we are trying to do, getting the economy back on its feet. That's far more important than other factors.

There've been times where I wondered whether it was worth continuing in my own education.

My mom is a very warm, typical sort of Jewish-mother type. And my dad has a somewhat, um, different personality.

Well, I think what we need to remember is that budget deficits can impede economic activity.

Something that's unsustainable, like a dysfunctional relationship, can go on longer than you expect, and then end faster and messier than you think.