eventually, usps hears from some of you. i personally experienced that. i do not see that situation changing simply because the postal revenue problem is bigger today. given this latter challenge, whatever revenant initiatives undertaken outside the traditional arena will probably have to involve partnerships and alliances with private entities were both parties can leverage the strength of the other. in the case of a usps, it has enormous geographic reach in its retail network. they touched virtually every home in the country for their delivery network. some opportunities might include expanded financial services availability, expanded delivery options, government and agency services, or a link between the physical presence of the usps and emerging technologies and services. after hearing the postmaster general's october 8 speech at the national press club, i could imagine that some bankers in this country were bristling when he answered a hypothetical question in his speech about what new business he would like to be in by saying he would like to be a b