Ruling parties don't give up power voluntarily,

That's what I came here for, ... to be able to give us another threat from the (power forward) position.

Knowledge is still power -- but today you've got to make sure you know more about your listener than their favorite song.

Without [revenue growth from its] power systems [unit], there would have been no growth, and the question is, as it peaks, how fast will the other businesses rebound and make up for the power systems decline? ... It's going to make double-digit earnings growth tougher to come by in the next couple of years.

It's just amazing how important GE Power Systems has become to this company, ... It really has allowed GE to maintain its earning growth.

The fact that you've gained no purchasing power in 11 years is discouraging and problematic for people in the bottom 20 percent. On the other hand, if you look at other states that have some of the similar structural characteristics of Connecticut, you see that their bottom 20 percent are worse off. Things are bad, but they could be worse.