Here's a message for Obama and Buffet: Before you "ask" for more money from us taxpayers, raise the $2.2 trillion you already collect each year more fairly and spend it more wisely. Then you'll need less of our money.

America likely borrowed more than it cut in the amount of time the GOP leadership spent bragging about its "victory." The only good news to come from all of this is that the battle is now joined. The only question is whether the GOP's generals have the stomach for the fight.

Why support the Darfur divestment movement?

There is no clear evidence to support the trendy fearthat global population increases are out of control and need to be "stabilized."

The government-bailout plan will receive little support until the public finds the benefits in it for them.

The stock market dropped by 5.9 percent during the week of Oct. 11-15, down 11.5 percent since its August high, momentarily falling below the 10,000 mark.

The death tax is badpolicy becauseithasadverse impacts on saving and investment.

I don't know how long this ambivalence about wealth will persist in the minds of the new rich. But at least for now, in the minds of its most successful citizens, America remains a classless society.