Category Archives: Classic Quotes

Lowell Cohn, writer who votes in the Baseball Writers’ of America’s Hall of Fame, who changed his vote in favor of Mark McGwire.  “Everybody did it,” ergo it must be okay. Mr. Cohn, we’re trying to keep the kids off drugs and … Continue reading →

Gov. Bill Richardson, (D. New Mexico), 2007 interview.  Last week, Governor Richardson spoke about the grand jury investigation into contract steering alleged to correspond with campaign donations by those companies who benefited from the steerage (?), “In my view, the … Continue reading →

Ramalinga Raju, former chairman of Satyam, in announcing a $1 billion fraud at the company, that he says “started as a marginal gap between actual operating profit and the one reflected in the books [that] continued to grow over the … Continue reading →

Neale Donald Walsch, author of “Conversations with God,” on admitting that a story he posted on Beliefnet had actually been written by Candy Chand.  Mr. Walsch said he had come to believe the story, one he had told for 10 … Continue reading →

New York University political scientist, Paul Light, on Gov. Bill Richardson’s withdrawal of his nomination as President-elect Barack Obama’s commerce secretary.  Yes, but a publicly-disclosed and discussed federal investigation into a governor’s relationship with a state contractor ought to at least … Continue reading →

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Peter Loscher, current CEO of Siemens, who has vowed to make Siemens a “state of the art” company when it comes to an anticorruption culture. 

THe term Siemens used in its accounting system for bribes paid by the company to foreign government officials between 2002 and 2006.

Chicago Alderman Brian Doherty.  Actually, Alderman Doherty, they are exactly the same.  Public corruption is public corruption, whether $500 or $500,000.  The Barometer is really worried about Chicago’s ability to reform. 

Stunningly, Chicago voter and nurse, Peggy Smith, self described as a “glass-is-half-full girl,” upon being interviewed about Blagojevich’s arrest.  As our mothers used to say, “Now what do we learn from this?”

Irwin M. Stelzer, in “Our Hapless Automakers,” in The Weekly Standard.

Nijmie Dzurinko, Director of the Philadelphia Student Union, in explaining why the Josephson Institute survey on character and ethics in young people shows high levels of cheating and dishonesty.  The Barometer is still looking for that Aristotle discussion of how … Continue reading →

Robert Rubin, chairman of Citigroup, former Secretary of the Treasury in the Clinton Administration.  Ah, it all depends on the meaning of the word, “constructive.” The company’s stock is down 70% since Mr. Rubin came on board.