good. i had georgetown winning that game in my bracket, so we are all hurting here. [laughter] that s what next year is for. we meet here at a ta mull tw ats time for the world. in a matter of months we ve seen regimes topple, we ve seen democracy take root in north africa and in the middle east. we ve witnessed a terrible earthquake, a catastrophic tsunami, a nuclear emergency that has battered one of our strongest allies and closes friends in the world s third largest economy. we ve led an international effort in libya to prevent a massacre and maintain stability throughout the broader region.