hilton for accommodating us. they were kind enough to reschedule a cash for gold seminar. by the way, for those of you here for the cash for gold seminar, that's been moved to salon b on the mezzanine. and if joe biden asks, there are no extra tickets for that, either. quick announcement before we really get going, before we continue, if any of you are live tweeting this event, please use the #incapable of living in the moment. yeah. yes. yes. also, to any u.s. senators here tonight, if you'd like to switch either your desserts or your position on gay marriage, please signal a waiter. by the way, speaking of dinner, tonight's on trace were halibut and filet mignon. or as john king reported it, lasagne and cous cous. there's a gavel here and i don't