text:  You know, in a moment's notice, we can get on a jet and we can fly from Dulles to Heathrow in less than eight hours. In other words, we can be halfway around the world in eight, 12 hours. Whereas, you know, going from St. Louis and crossing the Great Plains and getting, if you could make it across and live to survive, crossing the continental divide and trying to make your way to California, that might take you a year.