I see levels below 17,500 as very attractive for bargain-hunting.

I see levels below 17,500 as very attractive for bargain-hunting.

Brains, integrity, and force may be all very well, but what you need today is Charm. Go ahead and work read more

Brains, integrity, and force may be all very well, but what you need today is Charm. Go ahead and work on your economic programs if you want to, I'll develop my radio personality.

[Akaka and others in the delegation downplayed the Justice Department's statement yesterday.] Every practical policy issue raised by DOJ in read more

[Akaka and others in the delegation downplayed the Justice Department's statement yesterday.] Every practical policy issue raised by DOJ in our negotiations has been addressed and resolved, ... Although I realize and respect that there are those who have differing views, the bill is constitutional.

The manufacturing surveys from September confirm that there has been no broad-based deterioration in activity due to the energy price read more

The manufacturing surveys from September confirm that there has been no broad-based deterioration in activity due to the energy price spike in the aftermath of Katrina. This is quite promising for the growth outlook.

If that's true and the rate stays like that for another 40 years, there's a good probability that somebody who read more

If that's true and the rate stays like that for another 40 years, there's a good probability that somebody who is active in the credit economy for that period of time might be a victim. But that's not a given.

Don't take it personally. The nation's Guardian readers all just arrived at our incredibly right-on jobs and are wondering if read more

Don't take it personally. The nation's Guardian readers all just arrived at our incredibly right-on jobs and are wondering if drinking seven fair trade coffees in a row will make us feel better about third world debt. It's hard to get involved in a game between a porcine American and small, dull looking Belgian.

Being No. 1, we were definitely content with that. We got too lax about it. I guess we couldn't finish read more

Being No. 1, we were definitely content with that. We got too lax about it. I guess we couldn't finish today. We couldn't beat their 10-man ride. They were all over the place.

It's very easy to say everything is outrageous. But if you have an oil company that's setting up its own read more

It's very easy to say everything is outrageous. But if you have an oil company that's setting up its own environmental department, for example, what do you do? Do you spit in its eye, or do you make sure that what they do actually has some substance?

Twenty-seven points is a lot to give up in a half, not to mention in one quarter.

Twenty-seven points is a lot to give up in a half, not to mention in one quarter.