John Rose actually said...

"I would like to extend a personal invitation for you to attend this year's celebration."

"These costs have a more severe impact on smaller independent operations, and that distresses placed upon the entire production and marketing chain will lead to ever-increasing consolidation and concen..."

"I wonder, in light of these changes, has your assessment of how we measure the capacity of this country to finance and to continue to incur additional debt changed?"

"I fear we are nearing a tipping point where this country cannot sustain the fiscal levels that we see now."