Derivatives Are A Huge, Complex Issue.

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

I Think I Could Have Worked For The Clinton Administration.

Actually, I Have Been Very Supportive Of A Very Robust Stimulus Package From Day One. I Think This Economy Has To Have A Major Stimulus Initiative Because The Only Group With Liquidity Is The Federal Government.

I Have Never Been Opposed To Earmarks.

This Nation Is On A Course Where If We Don't Do Something About It, Get Federal Situation, The Fiscal Policy [under Control], We're Greece. We're A Banana Republic. Our Status As A Nation Is Threatened By What We’ve Got Coming At Us In The Area Of Deficit And Debt. And It’s Only A Few More Years, At The Most, That We Have To Work With Here Before The Market Says, ‘sorry, Your Currency Is Something We Can Not Continue To Defend.’