Why we cannot build a system like El Al to be proactive. Why do we have only to react? The shoe bomber - reaction? Take off your shoes. The Nigerian - the body scanner is a result of the Nigerian guy.

You may not be able to hire Al Green, but local high schools and colleges might have a jazz band or a choir you can afford.

The teams that might take a chance on him - maybe Atlanta. Maybe they gamble that his brother can keep him on the straight and narrow. Maybe Oakland. You never rule out Al Davis taking a shot on a talent like him.

But now you have the Jesse Jacksons and the Louis Farrakhans and Al Sharptons coming down and inciting people to blame the Republicans in general and the president in particular.

In terms of the breadth of the threat of Al Qaeda itself - it's not the only terrorist organization, and it works with others as cells around the world in at least 60 countries. You potentially are talking about tens of thousands of followers who can be conscripted into service to carry out a terrorist plot.

I can't imagine Al letting Gallery go by.

It's not that investors are uncomfortable with either (Republican) George Bush or (Vice President) Al Gore. They are just sitting on the edge trying to figure out who will be president so that they can make decisions.

Al Hendrix wanted to give the legacy to Janie for one purpose: to keep the legacy alive. She started from scratch with $26 million in debt while everyone was waiting in the sidelines for her and her husband to fail. But they have been extremely successful.

As far as diversity's concerned, there's me, there's Al Madrigal, there's Aasif Mandvi. But I'm not walking around feeling black all the time. That would stress me out.

We just got a report from the doctor at the hospital, and it is great news. It actually looked a lot worse than it was. Al is going to be released, and he has vision.