It's harsh, but if you can't do the time, don't do the crime.

Madoff has badly hurt many people, many non-profit organizations, and many businesses. He's 75, a sentence of 35 years without parole would be equivalent to a death sentence. This will be appealed and probably reduced to a mere 50 years or so.

I cannot get up any sympathy for him -- I really do feel for the people he's hurt, including his family.