Hopefully you are also a wise group as well. We are all in for a treat this evening with our speaker the turnout is a testimony of what obviously is the speaker and a testament to our patrons the paolucci who gave us this idea of the dual book award to celebrate the best and highest quality conservative book of conservative thought to elevate the debate is in order to continue that tradition that they started. I know they would be very happy this evening because of the Long Association with william f. Buckley, jr. Who was the first Vice President but also very involved with National Review and the conservative party of new york. Also the paolucci were involved with very for many decades. Were also happy to have to or three longtime friends of the paoluccis here. Two of whom are of the Book Selection Committee onetime york state senator and his wife in the long time secretary of the york states and executive director with a council of national literature. I encourage you to take a coupl