Lex provides the conditions necessary to him for the death penalty to stand: "If it ever can be shown that the state has wrongfully executed an innocent person even though a fair exculpatory case existed before the execution, then we also should put to death the prosecutor and judge in the case. If a parole board ever commits the kind of dereliction of duty displayed in Willingham’s case with the result that an innocent person is executed, the board members who voted for execution should be put to death. If a governor can be shown to have denied clemency to an innocent prisoner even in the face of exculpatory evidence, as Texas Gov. Rick Perry appears to have done, the governor should be put to death.

Then and only then, my friends, will we know that the accused is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt."

"Workers are more productive, but employee earnings are falling, according to a closely-watched report released Wednesday." File this under least surprising business news of the decade. Fear of loss of job/starvation is a powerful motivator.

"The next time you write that yearly check to renew those memberships within your industry’s organizations, think about their value in two parts: What are you willing to put into the membership, and what do you want in return?"

"On Saturday, millions watched as Ted Kennedy made his final trip to Arlington National Cemetery. With rather less attention, Arlington's soil opened again Monday to accept the remains of one of Kennedy's former aides, 40-year-old Bill Cahir."

"The chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. warned Tuesday that more banks could be put out of business in the next year because of commercial mortgage problems."