i think it was william blake that said, the road of all it leads to the palace of wisdom. i am committing as many follies as i can. since i am the last speaker, maybe i should let you in on what we all know about chuck. you may not know the rest of the story. you probably do not know he was born in a log cabin and raised by wolves. [laughter] the wildest part of western wyoming. went on to -- well... [laughter] ken will have to come back next year for the rest of the story. -- you will have to come back next year. it has been a rough time for conservatives, for many americans, this past year or so. yet, we should remember the council of shakespeare expressed in the words of the exiled duke in "as you like it." "sweet are the uses of adversity, which like the toyota, ugly and venomous, wears a precious jewel in his head -- the toad." he is describing the world view he has it been forced to adopt. that is the adversity for which he is found sweet uses, benefits. there is something to be said for the sheer obvious gravity of the challenges we face as a nation. they may even b

williams. >> we remember our friends and family in the american child develops center, second floor. carlton smith. chase smith. blake kennedy. wanda howell. kevin. kevin garrett. tyler santores. brenda daniels. >> my sister, jaycee ray. antonio and sarah cooper. >> anthony christopher cooper. his mother, dana cooper. zachary taylor chavez. my big sister, bailey allman. >> remember our friends and family in the general services administration, first floor. stephen curry. >> where remember our friends and family in social security administration, first floor. sharon chesnutt. stephen williams. julie welch. my husband, robert walker. luther trainer. michael thompson. charlotte thomas. amelio tapia. julie mitchell. irwin miller. courtney mcgraven. rev. gilbert martinez. >> i remember my grandparents from the first floor. >> dr. charles hubert. raymond johnson. my mother, ms. levy. >> thomas hawthorne. robert vernon. sheryl mannon. ethel griffin. margaret gibson. >> laura -- >> ashley eckel. >> catherine kragen. >>>> my mother-in-law, carroll bowers. cassandra booker. alita bitty. towson battel. sandy avery. pamela argo.

williams. >> we remember our friends and family in the american child develops center, second floor. carlton smith. chase smith. blake. wanda howell. kevin. kevin garrett. tyler santores. brenda daniels. >> my sister, jaycee ray. antonio and sarah cooper. >> anthony christopher cooper. his mother, dana cooper. zachary taylor chavez. my big sister, bailey allman. >> remember our friends and family in the general services administration, first floor. stephen curry. >> where remember our friends and family in social security administration, first floor. sharon chesnutt. stephen williams. julie welch. my husband, robert walker. luther trainer. michael thompson. charlotte thomas. amelio tapia. julie mitchell. irwin miller. courtney mcgraven. rev. gilbert martinez. >> i remember my grandparents from the first floor. >> dr. charles hubert. raymond johnson. my mother, ms. levy. >> thomas hawthorne. robert vernon. sheryl mannon. ethel griffin. margaret gibson. >> laura -- >> ashley eckel. >> catherine kragen. >>>> my mother-in-law, carroll bowers. cassandra booker. alita bitty. towson battel. sandy avery. pamela argo. richard