colombia in boona vista. the only thing i can tell you is that when i have climbed a 14er, the mountain knows it has been climbed. john and donna andrews have been great teachers of mine and friends. and i'm honored to be here with you again. learned a lot from you john. bill armstrong, the first people we, elaine and i looked up to and wanted to be with in washington. there are good men and women in washington. they are not in oversupply. we do not have too many of them, but they are there. and bill and ellen armstrong were people we looked up to and admired and still do. >> great to see tom here too, a brilliant friend and a patriots. john mentioned hugh hueit who will be speaking tonight. there were about a hundred commentaries after john roberts' decision on thursday. i read them all. hughes was probably the best. he's a brilliant man, a rival and a friend. friendly rival. the part there that dominates, john, is friend. aristotle says there are three kinds of friendship, friends you have because they give