the united states does not engage in torture... if the president does it, it's not illegal... if a ceo makes 7 or 8 figures per year plus bonuses and stock options, it's because he is, in every way, superior and more worthy of survival...than the rest of us that goes for wall street brokers and members of government... the united states is the greatest country in the world and we have nothing to prove...or improve...upon. there is no doubt that this group of statements is rife with elipses.