I realized only after I started looking that this thread started three years ago. Life has changed a bit since then. Thought I might bring it back to life and see who is still out there!

A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.

Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich