"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.

Why would we even think about raising our already-high corporate taxes?

What's sad is that Mr. Obama has ignored opportunities given him by the Senate leadership who put him in a position from which he could make changes.

When politicians start looking at corporations with a greedy eye, it may sound appealing - but it's your pocket they'll be picking.

Mr. Obama's goal of eliminating extreme global poverty and halving global poverty would cost nearly half our entire federal budget.

It's interesting that Bill Clinton is not called the first African-American president.

It is far, far better to have a sane Democratic party.