One quick final question.
You seem to advocate a continental currency. I find that a peculiar position in that you are effectively linking yourself to decisions that are made in Washington. Over the past number of years, both the monetary and the fiscal decisions that have been made in Washington have been, how should we say, something less than stellar. The trade deficits, the government deficit, some would argue the ill-advised war in Iraq, etc., lead me to not quite understand why you would be an advocate of a continental currency where essentially you're giving away any control you have over your economy, your monetary policy.