but jim mccool is, has been and always will be very special. he takes his job seriously, his company seriously, and his country seriously. jim and his wife kathy raised three great sons. they're proud of their dad, he's proud of them. i've seen him in enough situations with his family to know his family comes first with jim mccool. golf, unlike what most people think, is not first. it's only second. southern company is third. i played a lot of golf with jim mccool and that's why i put that in there. over the years i've worked with jim on many, many projects. now we're working on a nuclear production tax credit in addition to the tax extension bill which hopefully will pass in the united states congress after the first of january, to continue the construction and completion of units three and four, in georgia. for me ironically this is such a special moment because i worked on one and two when they were built in the early 1980's and jim was an advocate at that time mississippi power, later joining the southern company team. jim and i have watched