The easy part is coming to an end. Ask just about anyone in Washington involved in the $800-billion-plus economic stimulus legislation churning its way through Congress, and they will tell you it is a milestone - but without question the less expensive and politically and technically less risky part of the Great National Bailout of 2009. ...more

February 9, 2009

In 1933, as today, a new president stepped into the White House, vowing change and decisive action at a time when a banking crisis posed a grave threat to the nation's economy. ...more

February 9, 2009

Oh, I want it. I want it bad. Next week, when Barney Frank starts hauling fat-cat CEOs before his House Financial Services Committee, I want him wearing a barbecue apron. Instead of a gavel, I want him wielding a barbecue fork the size of a trident. By the time the grilling's over, I want . . . I want a lot. ...more

February 8, 2009