The general belief was that the Paris Hilton name would not lend itself to a hugely profitable and sustainable brand. What's been proven quarter after quarter is that those people were wrong.

Reports are that it has already outsold Paris Hilton is some areas.

Until they give me guidance on what they think the products can bring in, I just consider it noise around the edges.

[Bush may cling to his belief that the market's woes won't affect the basic soundness of the economy, but he knows from his father's experience that politicians who don't appear to take voters' pocketbook fears seriously pay for their callousness at the polls.] This President is acutely aware of the impact of the economy, both on regular Americans and on Presidents, ... Americans fundamentally understand a President can't move the markets, but they want to be assured that he cares about it and is doing all he can.

It's our belief that this system, while serving this parish very well for a very long time, has really become antiquated. There's really a better way.

The banging and slamming and booming and crashing were something beyond belief.