mr. ritchie: that's right. my wife and i talked to media through mutual friends and a library board so we went to their home and heard stories about famous people who had been there before and about drew pearson. when i retired, tyler came to me and said, people have forgotten who drew was. he has faded into history but is an important story people should know. do you want to write his biography? i said i had other things in mind. tyler was persistent. wednesday he invited me to his farm and took me into the hayloft and took me to a file cabinet. he said this is the material we have not yet sent to the library. you can look at whatever you want. we have oral histories and you have carte blanche to look at this. we will not tell you how to write a book but it's up to you to make that decision. i thought, this is a gift. i began looking into it and the more i did, more interested i grew and the more i could see a book developing. host: where did the title "washington merry-go-round" come from? mr. ritchie: a book

mr. ritchie, i like mr. ritchie. he lays it down historically, chronologically. but then, we have two former general managers here -- >> operator: thank you, caller. i'm sorry. your time has expired. next caller, your line is open. you have two minutes. >> good afternoon, commissioners. this is nicolle [inaudible] and i'm glad to be able to speak to you today. i just wanted to speak in support of the governor's action and his call for voluntary water conservation. obviously, it's a critical time for our state, and i appreciate the p.u.c.s support of it, as well. as finding out what was presented by mr. ritchie, comparing 76-77 to the past two years, you know, very informative and very useful, and in particular, i appreciate commissioner paulson's comments about infrastructure and investments. if you look at our current investment and demand and supply as presented by mr. ritchie, our situation really represents good policy decisions, water first, our emphasis on water supply developments as well as our interest and commitment to infrastructure investments. that's

mr. ritchie torres, hunter to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. torres will vote yea on yea on en bloc number 2. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from connecticut seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. wilson pursuant to h recent 8, i inform the house that ms. wilson will vote yes on amendments en bloc 2. i the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. beyer: as the member designated by mr. lowenthal, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. lowenthal will vote yes or en bloc amendments number 2. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from ohio seek recognition? >> as the member designated by by mrs. lawrence of michigan, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mrs. lawrence will vote yes on amendments en bloc number 2. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from iowa seek recognition? >> as the member designated by plz wild, pursuant to h. res. 8, plz willed will vote yes on amendments en