Derivatives Are A Huge, Complex Issue.

Whether Or Not You Have Good Consumer Protection Has A Big Effect On Safety And Soundness Of The Banking Community, Especially Smaller Banks.

If We Don't Get This Economy Going, The Numbers That Represent This Stimulus Package Are Going To Be Small Compared To The Loss Of Revenue To The Federal Government For Our Economy.

We Invaded Iraq To Change A Totalitarian, Despotic Regime, And We Have Been Successful There.

Recent Action In Syria And Palestine Also Tell Us That The Awakening Voices Of Democracy In Those Regions Are Occurring, And That Those In That Region Are Able To Pursue It Without Being Stifled By Terrorists That Are Despotic.

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.’