today in the gulf of mexico that we ve been awaiting on. we re pleased to receive that permit to drill. we have other exploration plans slow in going through the regulatory process. we have another drill ship that s headed to the united states. we want to put it to work here in the fall. we need additional permits for more wells. and we hope we ll see that process timely. did any of you feel tempted to turn the questioning on the questioners? in other words, to say we might not be in this energy pickle we re in, senator, if you just let us drill for more oil here. did you ever feel tempted to just do that? well, i think we made that point, that we have an opportunity to drill more in this country. the president talked about reducing energy import dependence, and it s ironic that so soon after the president laying out his plan, which requires more production in the united states, that we would see punitive tax measures put in place that will inhibit our ability to develop the very r