Elections Have Consequences.

You Have Safety And Soundness As Primary Purpose Of The Federal Reserve, The Occ, And The Other Agencies Which Control Banking Regulation.

Social Security Was Always Supposed To Be Basically, In Theory, An Insurance Program Where You Pay In And Then You Get Out.

Derivatives Are A Huge, Complex Issue.

I Have Never Been Opposed To Earmarks.

The Government Has Made $44 Trillion In Promises We Can't Afford To Keep. We Must Get Serious Now About Our Long-term Budgetary Problems, Recognizing That The Sooner We Act, The Less Painful The Choices Will Be.