He made us feel we were present at a feast of wit, fed by his good sense, and thrilled to be, for that brief time, in on the jest.

Our erected wit maketh us to know what perfection is.

It's true that many of us have been concerned that foreigners will grow tired of financing these ever larger trade deficits, and so far there hasn't been much sign of that. But there are plenty of reasons to be concerned. We know (the trade deficit) means we're borrowing against the future, and that our children will have lower standards of living than they would otherwise. And just because a 'hard landing' hasn't happened yet doesn't mean it won't.

The biggest thing for us is we're undefeated, no matter what anybody else says. We're good, and we want to just keep playing every game hard and trying to win.

We're hoping maybe they can give us some input. It's unique there because you've got casinos, mega hotel resorts and condominiums. We think we're probably more akin to Las Vegas than to Destin, Fla. Destin was pretty much born of condominiums. They had a few hotels, but their condominiums are what put them on the map.

It just skirted around us.