An evil never comes alone. After forcing "Joe the Plumber" to bail out Wall Street, some in the government now plan to extend a helping hand to the auto industry. The rationale? You guessed it: "TOO BIG TO FAIL."

WASHINGTON-The future of the Free World is up for discussion at the Group of 20 summit Saturday in Washington, where leaders of 20 of the world's most powerful nations are meeting.

Bob Lupton, founder and president of FCS Urban Ministries in Atlanta, never believed in the overreliance on subprime products to be sustainable. Despite a ministry mission to help low-income families buy homes and establish community, his organization somehow steered clear of the temptation to employ overly exotic financing options.

WASHINGTON-With Election Day less than two weeks away, lawmakers returned to Washington to pepper financial regulatory officials with questions on the financial crisis. Some lawmakers condemn witnesses' policies of deregulation, and are putting free market ideology on trial.

Is the current financial storm a cold fall rain that will soon pass by or a 100-year flood that will inundate a decade?

God knows but we do not. Last week, as the stock market kept falling and falling, some whispered that He is about to give us another Great Depression as judgment for obvious sins such as abortion and greed, as well as the subtler ones that infect even the meek among us.

WASHINGTON-President Bush and foreign financial officials displayed joint resolve Saturday to combat the unfolding financial crisis, hoping to calm investors whose panic has spread despite bold and accelerating government action.