I guess it is a very significant move. You have to understand that Lafontaine as finance minister was disliked by the Germany corporate sector . . . What we did see in Germany is that the economic situation deteriorated quite sharply from October onwards. If you like, it was to some extent homemade.

It is an irony of history that Germany was once the country imposing the stability pact, ... It was worried that other countries would derail the success of the euro... Now it's Germany itself that looks likely to be the culprit.

campaign finance has no relationship to the Starr referral and amazingly, this committee has now subpoenaed the president of the United States and the attorney general of the United States to provide documents that they don't have the authority to provide without a court order, whose criteria this committee is yet to even satisfy.

When it comes to finances, remember that there are no withholding taxes on the wages of sin.

The money-changers have fled from their high seats in the temple of our civilization. We may now restore that temple to the ancient truths.

There is no such thing as an innocent purchaser of stocks.