We're all trying to get our heads above the battle smoke and look for the real meaning of Enron to put it in perspective,

We've all got to work to restore business confidence...but I believe that longer term we may look at Enron as being a positive as opposed to a negative. It may lead to greater transparency.

I don't see disclosures that Citigroup was trying to reduce its exposure to Enron -- trying to reduce its exposure at the same time it was trying to increase that exposure to outside investors by issuing notes,

I was caught up in the Enron story. I was in denial. I was trying to protect myself.

Effie is a top-notch singer. That voice just adds so much meaning about the message we're trying to send ? that Iowa is a great state to live in.

From the beginning of time, we've had financial crises. People always blame the banks and for good reason. When you look for the root causes, they're almost always failed government policies.