Frank130, so who cares? You will lose the war against bankers. The fault, dear Brutus, lies with the politicians, not the bankers.

Thanks, McGovern, this is indeed a group of truly sad statistics. The school leaders, which I assume goes up to the Secretary of Education, are dutifully dumbing down the country by such "straining at gnats".

Sirden: The one weakness in your argument is "The rich should pay their fair share". You know that is just an Obama statement, trying to make the "rich" pay more than the approximately 80% they already pay of federal taxes (conservatively). You are therefore parroting Obama and the left's contrived mantra about "the rich paying their share" when they already do that. You must be a leftist, since you accuse the "rich" of being "filled with corrupt-criminal-looters-$$-horders". We all know where the problems are, this column points it out in spades.

Patrick, stay on subject or get off!

An unworthy comment after a superb article by Dr. Sowell! For shame, PatrickHenry!

Even when recalling important past contacts, Mr.Sowell is at his best, not just telling the story but showing his humanity. Thank you, Thomas Sowell!

Reaganlover, you know this to be true? You must realize Limbaugh has sponsors to spare. By using the word "whoring", you join in with those on the left who meanly accuse Limbaugh of insulting Fluke

Well, Steve-o, what did you expect Rush to do? Rush's comments about Fluke were accurate and when taken in context, the right words to use. If you listened to his show after the hubbub, his apology and explanation was sensible and heartfelt. And, while much of what Michael M said is right about any tinuy hurt to the conservative cause, that is still negligible. Much ado about nothing, as a famous writer once said.

du2, who brought up gays and past descrimination in the military? The subject was recognizing the valor of the men portrayed in the movie. Anything else like you're bringing up is sour grapes. Time and place, my friend, time and place. You have a lot to learn.

Stillstanding, the kind of young person who voted for Obama before are the idealistic types who make no connection between their lack of ability to get a good job and the ineptitude of Obama and his socialistic minions. They are what are called "true believers", one's for whom you could prove to them beyond a shadow of doubt that Obama is incompetant and has screwed up the country and they would still vote for him 10 times over. True Believers!