`  * That the former president of Hallmark Brands USA is the current president of Carlton Cards is not speculation.  * That the founding president of The Hallmark Channel is the current director of The Hatchery is not speculation.  * That Hallmark now makes all Disney greeting cards is not speculation (Gibson has been sliced up like a piece of meat between American Greetings and Hallmark).  * That the flagship American Greetings Carlton Store at Chicago's Merchandise Mart recently closed without notification and was replaced by a Hallmark Gold Crown Store is not speculation.  * That American Greetings and Hallmark promote Sweetest Day using nearly identical verisimilitudes is not speculation.  * That American Greetings and Hallmark are blocking nearly every patented new greeting card concept from the market is not speculation.  ``All things being equal, American Greetings and Hallmark Cards are a Monopoly.``  `