Good morning, everybody, and happy st. ~patricks day. Were very honored to have you all here for a very important event and remarks. And exactly what is happening in our politics today. Just before president obamas second inauguration the new thew yorker poshed a headline republican accuse obama of using position as president to lead country. And i think that just about sums up where we have been the last several years. Year after year in which republican politics have been a contest for who can say no the fastest, the loudest, and the longest. With no record for reason or the best interests of the country. We have seen that over the last 24 hours in response to the Supreme Court. Truthfully, we have seen that the moment the American People elected barack obama, Republican Leaders made it their mission to block everything, literally offering the president propose it. They misled the American People about his policies and over the last year we have seen incredibly heated rhetoric around