He showed a volatile ambivalence toward his oldest son, whom he dubbed Good-for-nothing.

NEWYORKER: Method Man

And speaking of (me) being nuts, yes, I do want to hear about the awful (stupid, incompetent, lazy, good-for-nothing) commericial bankers you have dealt with.

FORBES: In Defense Of That No-Good Banker Who Turned Down Your Loan

Although these are common across the U.S., with more than 88 million members and a good reputation for low-rate consumer loans, they have traditionally had almost nothing to do with lending for private education.

CNN: Lending some expertise to beat the credit crunch

The theory is, do nothing, take credit for the good times and everybody gets re- elected.

CNN: Analysis: The Republicans' Three Choices

Its "tax cuts for 95% of the American people" are the tax-rebate equivalent of the ancient machine-politics practice of handing out free turkeys at holiday time--nice gesture, but it does nothing to increase incentives for productive work, risk- taking and success, good things achieved by cuts in tax rates.

FORBES: Magazine Article

They said: 'We're already in flight, we've checked it out, there's nothing we can do on the ground - let's think some good thoughts and hope for a miracle'.

BBC: MPL Nasa