"Well I'm hearing so much optimistic news I--"
"Okay, so where do you anticipate between this optimistic view of AIG repaying the American taxpayer in full, and the position where we are today, which is they can't pay the dividends owed."
"AIG shareholders----"
"I understand all this."
"That's why I asked a time question."
"I'm not sure I'm comfortable with, as a citizen, with the Federal Reserve using that power to pick and choose winners."
"The government had nothing to do with what happened in Long Term Capital Management?"
"what is the value of the guarantee that the American taxpayer put into this?"
"you treat the guarantee from the American taxpayers as if it costs nothing."
"the American taxpayer ended up in the insurance business here."
"I would like to begin this morning by extending our sincere thanks to the City of Phoenix, the University of Arizona, Senator John McCain, Senator John Kyl, and Congressman Ed Pastor for hosting us an..."
"Would the SBA be more effective if it became a direct lender again instead of working only through financial institutions?"