Franklin Roosevelt, as quoted in the New York Times on Sept. 16, 2011, is reported to have said, "It is impossible to bargain collectively with the government." And of course the reason is simple and can be explained by a sixth grader: public worker union bargainers sit across the bargaining table from elected officials their members elect. They are bargaining with themselves, which is why things have gotten so far out of balance today.

Have high standards and hold other people to them as well. We are slowly sinking into mediocrity.

Respect the Constitution. The whole Constitution as written, especially the Bill of Rights. None of this "living document" nonsense. I think most of us can read a sentence and figure out what it says.

The United States has a history of prejudice, it just happens to swing erratically from one side to the other, depending on who is in power and who is on the outs. We are not cured of this condition. We must be on guard all the time. It is difficult to tell if we are headed down a dangerous path at the moment, but we should certainly keep a watchful eye.

What goes on in Europe, and indeed everywhere, affects LIBOR and LIBOR affects everyone else. Want to change this? You are bucking decades of tradition. LIBOR is the most widely published interest rate in the world.

Student loans and parent's savings accounts are merely the delivery system for support of the outmoded and costly system of tenure.

Most have been played for a fool for when it comes to environmental matters. There are two reasons for this.

The northeast and the left coast just don't understand the rest of the country. They should watch television.