"the US Dollar is now the world's first currency backed by home mortgages" - max wolff

"If the bull market in gold were over, it would mean that inflation was under control, the dollar's long-term problems had been solved, the government had become restrained in printing new money, banks were healthy, house prices had stabilized, a surprising new source of energy had been discovered, unemployment was diminishing, and everyone was smiling." jeff clark 7sept08

"Saakashvili thought he was a player in the game, when really he was just the ball" - john cole