I Was A Normal Human Being, But

We Invested In The Downturn And We Never Stopped Serving Our Clients.

I Don't Think You Could Have A Banker Serving In A Major Role In Washington In The Next 10 Years. I Just Don't Think It's Going To Happen - It's Just Not Politically Feasible - So I Don't Spend Much Time Thinking About It. Do I Think I Could Do A Good Job? Maybe. It's Possible.

They Have A Policy In China For Their Big Companies Called "go Abroad." It's A Rational Thing For Both The Company And The Country To Say, "we Want Big, Successful Companies." Particularly In Areas Where They Need It: Agriculture, Energy, Technology. I Think Banking, Too. One Or Two Have Bought A Trading House. Some Have Already Begun Expanding Around The World. Of Course They're Going To Have Those Ambitions. Why Wouldn't They? They're Just Doing It Methodically. It's A Logical Strategy And, Well-executed, They Will Succeed.

I Think The Politics Have Gotten Better In The United States, Which Makes It Easier To Pass Legislation, Budgets And Treaties.

Companies That Build Scale For The Benefit Of Their Customers And Shareholders More Often Succeed Over Time.