Quotes of the day

Poverty has no causes; wealth has causes.--Peter Bauer

As their wealth grows, people consume more energy, but they move to more efficient and cleaner sources — from wood to coal and oil, and then to natural gas and nuclear power, progressively emitting less carbon per unit of energy.--John Tierney

Everybody is a product of what they’ve done. I have high respect for bureaucrats, but that doesn’t mean they’re going to have the leadership quality needed when they get to be something like secretary of the Treasury—particularly now.--Bill Seidman

If I had better foresight, maybe I could have improved things a little bit…But frankly, if I had perfect foresight, I would never have taken this job in the first place.--Richard Syron, former Freddie Mac CEO

I didn’t hear the outrage when Joe Biden said that he and Barack Obama are against gay marriage. No incendiary language, no insults, no four letter obscenities. Why is it acceptable for Obama and Biden to have this opinion but not a conservative female?--Andrea Tantaros