Take up the executive's burden.

"There's a delicious irony in seeing private luxury jets flying into Washington, D.C., and people coming off of them with tin cups in their hands. It's almost like seeing a guy show up at the soup kitchen in high-hat and tuxedo. . . . I mean, couldn't you all have downgraded to first class or jet-pooled or something to get here?"

- Rep. Gary L. Ackerman (D-N.Y.)

We're not going to follow the red herring and start barking about executive compensation for the big dogs, but these guys need a good image consultant.

Should The Government Stop Dumping Money Into A Giant Hole?

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Houston Street

The information is laughing at us
The ticker tape feeds the night
Looking for a lost transmission
A heaven that we left behind

When the information comes
We'll know what we're made from

- Beck

We put a damper on more than one dinner party conversation a couple of years ago when asked for our opinion on the future of The Economy. These days, of course, it is hard to tune into any media without being bombarded with doomsday information 24/7. Our favorite financial news source continues to be Bloomberg which offers up the stuff that trades are made on.

While news reports focus on the global financial crisis and the U.S. debate on bailing out dinosaurs, we remain bullish on innovation and entrepreneurship.

It's Global Entrepreneurship Week
A series of events promoting entrepreneurship is taking place around the globe this week. Details on Global Entrepreneurship Week are at unleashingideas.org.

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This year's GOSCON in Portland, Oregon opens with an international panel and videoconference on open source and government.

When: October 20th, 12 - 3 p.m. Eastern Standard Time
Where: via videoconference and live webcast, see details at:

World Bank Live Webcast

Participating countries include Brazil, Ghana, Senegal, Russia, Rwanda, Sri Lanka and the United States.

The participants in Ghana include a group of students and

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