beck's this outfit was set up by robert kaydin -- robert kaydin and the office was located at the weeklytandard. i just wonder if you remember why you signed that letter and what the circumstances were around it. people called us all the time and said we should have known this was coming because these guys all agree to it before hand. >> interesting. it is a matter of public record. people said it publicly and president clinton agreed and the democratic house and senate agreed. how can anyone use the word conspiracy? >> you probably have not heard some of our callers. the point i want you to talk about is the idea that all of you knew each other than, you agree on that point and you came into government. it is no surprise that you carry that out. >> i had no intention of coming back in government, you can be sure of that. that was a big surprise to me. president george w. bush did not sign that. >> dick cheney signed the original letter the year before setting up the whole project. >> president bush did not sign. he was the president. he is the one who made the decision. i think using th