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...punishments of the legal variety, with their pick of Wadkins, Duncan, Andersen's now-suspended Houston management team and disgruntled employees of both sinking ships, federal and congressional investigators have their pick of potential squealers. Despite - or because of - the political largesse of both companies (Andersen's own campaign checkbook graced 94 of 100 U.S. Senators), the political heat will be turned up high, and Justice's own little bedfellow problem (Andersen is helping them reorganize the FBI) shouldn't prevent them from collecting plenty of arrests in the name of George W. Bush's integrity. For the wrongdoers...
...maybe we'll discover that the whole bunch, from Bush to Lay to Breaux to Lieberman, is as dirty as the air in Houston, which wouldn't be all that surprising. But if you're Kenneth Lay, you've probably put away your political checkbook for a while, maybe for good, and if you're Microsoft or Comcast or ExxonMobil you might be wondering if those guys in Washington are worth the money if they can't help you out when you need it the most...
...divorcee?!] You’ll have your first baby at the age of 29. [Great.] The third brush with fame...[This better be good.] I see you investing money well. [Well, I was the best in Ms. Ring’s class at balancing a checkbook.] You’re going to find success in investment management. [Hmm, I look good in suits.] You have good instincts. [Thanks.] You’re going to become a mogul. [A mogul?] Yes! A mogul. [Yes! I can afford daycare...
...suicide bombings on the basis of Muslim medieval traditions, although most of their colleagues worldwide disagree. Politically, campaigns against Muslims in Bosnia, Albania, Chechnya and Israel create a nationalist desperation that can draw even secularists to pan-Islamic dreamer-schemers like bin Laden, especially when they can offer a checkbook and organizational savvy. Then there is globalization. When Islam stopped gaining territory in the Middle Ages, its thinkers developed mechanisms for coexisting with a permanent Western other. But to new theorists like bin Laden, globalization represents the end of that detente and the start of a hobnailed Western victory march...
That's a worry many boomers bear for themselves and their parents. And they worry about a range of mental incapacity that can begin far short of full-blown dementia. Your infirm father may no longer be capable of managing investments, but he may do fine balancing his checkbook. How will it be decided whether folks like him--and sooner or later, folks like us--have lost the capacity to drive a car or consent to surgery...