The only way that we can reduce our financial dependence on the inflow of funds from the rest of the world is to reduce our trade deficit.
I'm not a professional politician. I'm a professional problem solver, and I believe we should cut the salaries of senators and congressmen 10 percent until they balance the budget. I call that conservative common sense.
Even if you're playing Brahms or a Beethoven concerto, you've got to have a different vantage point, slightly, each time.