So, I just wanted to take a few minutes to talk about why every American has a stake in Wall Street reform.

WHITEHOUSE: Weekly Address: Wall Street Reform & Main Street

"Every time I try to talk to somebody I hit a brick wall, " McCabe said.

WSJ: Ref's death a consequence of lack of sportsmanship

And let us be honest - tonight too many parents, after they put their children to bed, will speak of their worries about losing their jobs or the need to sell the house too many will share stones of friends or neighbours already packing up their homes, and too many will talk of a local store or business that has already gone to the wall.

BBC: In full: Brown's speech to Congress

The next day we were sitting on the deck and I was trying to get him to tell me stories or talk to me about ingredients, and it was like banging my head against a wall all day long, in the hot sun, with a hangover.

WSJ: The Chef and the Critic

Thank God for the New York Post, the Wall Street Journal a few other outlets, talk radio, of which I am blessed to be a part.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Monica Crowley, Mightier Pen 2012