For the stated purpose of reviving our economy, this is nothing more than an exercise in silliness.

Barack and Hillary shoot each other in the feet.

Many religious leaders and, more sporadically, the government have tried for a long time to stem the tide of divorce, without any success. Maybe it's time to let private industry, and the Invisible Hand, have a go at it.

If you aren't quite sure just what you want, they can't really help.

So four out of five Americans think we are heading in the wrong direction as a country?

They told us how they cooked the books. What have they been doing the rest of the time?

"It is not the duty of government to bail out and reward those who act irresponsibly, whether they are big banks or small borrowers."

If Microsoft ends up actually paying the fines which have been assessed by the EU Anti-Competition bureaucracy, it will make a bigger contribution to the EU budget than many member countries.

Your words are wonderful, Mr. Obama; where are the works?

Like all corporate taxes, the cost of import duties will simply be passed on to the consumer.