I guess that was before we had 57 states. Actually funny thing about the 57 states comment is he says the visited 57 states, had one more to go and no plans to hit Alaska and Hawaii.
When government gains the power to control the use of private property, it becomes possible for the politically dominant to profit by high commodity prices using government regulation to constrain supply. One merely drives competitors out of business by manipulating the perception of risk to a land use preferred by a democratic majority.
- Mark Edward Vande Pol
