If the country is ever attacked as it was on 9/11, we all respond with a sense of urgency.

This country is a republic.

The president doesn't hold all the cards. The cards are evenly split up!

We are a republic, very inefficient. If you want a really efficient form of government, you have a king or a dictator. And in the end, you hope it's a benevolent one. But then you could get things done. There's no lurching; there's no bumps. That's the cornerstone of checks and balances.

A republic and a democracy are pretty much identical, pretty much on every level.

One of the greatest technicians of all time was a man named W. D. Gann (1878-1955). He had tremendous success predicting market moves much in advance. Legend has it that he occasionally sent notes to 'The Wall Street Journal', which accurately predicted tops and bottoms in grain markets months ahead of time.

The markets represent the aggregate interaction of many investors. Their attitudes, philosophies, and behavioral patterns on many levels are predictable... and repetitive.

This is America. Dissenting voices will continue to voice their dissent. Because they've read the operating instructions for the United States of America, and it's their right.

No, traditions and norms aren't rules in the Constitution. There's a difference between a tradition and a law.

This is America. And we've basically invented the computer, and we should invent ways to protect all those that use it.