Quotes of the day

Is the SEC really necessary?--Larry Ribstein

[The American Medical Association], the association representing the nation's physicians may have taken home the biggest prizes [from President Obama's healthcare plan], including an agreement to stop planned cuts in Medicare payments that are worth $228 billion to doctors over 10 years.--Kim Geiger and Tom Hamburger

Wal-Mart deserves the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize for all its ongoing anti-poverty measures, including Everyday Low Prices and $10 prescription drugs.--Mark Perry