Given this is a swan song for Greenspan, I think it's going to be one more of these global topics. read more

Given this is a swan song for Greenspan, I think it's going to be one more of these global topics. There will be very little if anything that will give us any insight into monetary policy.

[These others -- the overwhelming majority of Iraq's people -- have repeatedly given every indication of valuing their newfound freedom: read more

[These others -- the overwhelming majority of Iraq's people -- have repeatedly given every indication of valuing their newfound freedom: voting in two elections at the risk of their lives, preparing for a third, writing and ratifying a constitution granting more freedoms than exist in any country in the entire Arab Middle East.] The secret is out, ... There is something decent unfolding in Iraq. It's unfolding in the shadow of a terrible insurgency, but a society is finding its way to constitutional politics.

As any policeman today will tell you, it's not the idea of getting the first shot off, it's hitting your read more

As any policeman today will tell you, it's not the idea of getting the first shot off, it's hitting your target. Often the first guy that shoots misses.

April can be a violent month.

April can be a violent month.

There has been criticism of me from certain quarters among supporters and I can understand and respect that. It comes read more

There has been criticism of me from certain quarters among supporters and I can understand and respect that. It comes with the territory. Perhaps I have taken this club as far as I can and now it is time for the mantle to pass on to someone else.

We have 60 hills of rhubarb now. When we bought the farm in 1946 we found it coming up in read more

We have 60 hills of rhubarb now. When we bought the farm in 1946 we found it coming up in the pasture near the old greenhouse and moved it closer to the house.

nobody can disarm the resistance movements without a political resolution.

nobody can disarm the resistance movements without a political resolution.

He is suffering from high blood pressure and he cannot walk properly. His situation is very bad. He is being read more

He is suffering from high blood pressure and he cannot walk properly. His situation is very bad. He is being given 13 pills a day for his blood pressure, diabetes and other illnesses to prevent strokes.

The war on terrorism is still his strong suit.

The war on terrorism is still his strong suit.