existence of this country and the fact that a group of very struggling, straggling colonies ended up being the dominant nation in the world. it is no accident. the subtitle of the book is "divine providence on the rise of the republic." america is the product not of random evolution or a series of accidents or a series of happy accidents. america is the product of a plan. all our founders, all of our leaders, including jackson and lincoln, reagan, and even barack obama, have conceded there is some kind of higher power guiding american destiny. i love the quote by bismarck, he says, "i know that god grants special protection for imbeciles, lost children, drunkards, and the united states of american." made that continue. >> bill: identified is good company, but it's a good quote. michael, thank you very much. watters on deck. he's roaming around times square on new year's eve. you can watch what happens next.