we put down the role of candidate and candidate spouse and take up the role of active citizens. i thought congressman tom cole of oklahoma captured the moment when he said the following, he quoted: knute is liberated to do what he does best, adapt conservative views and values of the challenges of the 21st century. in some ways his best days will be ahead of him. we'll try to find ways to educate and move the country and try to educate and move policy in washington, d.c. probably central to this is our deep commitment on american exceptionalism and american history. and our sense we can't truly be americans if we have amnesia about who we are and what principles made us great.