good evening and happy birthday mrs. bush. [applause] it is a great personal pleasure for me as charles reminded me in the greenroom we have known each other for 32 years. i was his employer. charles krauthammer has written a fantastic book a compilation of his columns columns, plus a marvelous introduction. i know one thing that compilations never sell. his book is number one on amazon and will debut in number two nonfiction on "the new york times" best-seller list on sunday. [applause]