I'm glad to see everybody here as enjoying themselves. I don't think I haven't noticed all the drinking that's been going on. In my state of union address, I said we needed to increase the use of ethanol. Well, where should I start? A year ago, my approval rating was in the 30s. My nominee for the Supreme Court had just withdrawn, and my vice president had shot someone. Ah, those were the good old days. Sorry, the vice president couldn't be here. He said a rough few weeks. To be honest, his feelings are kind of hurt. He said he was going on vacation to Afghanistan where people like him. You're in the press certainly if had a lot to report lately. Take the current controversy. I have to admit, we really blew the way we let those attorneys go. You know you've watched it when people sympathize with lawyers. Speaking of subpoenas, it's good to see Speaker Pelosi tonight. Some have wondered how the two of us would get along. Some say she's bossy, she's opinionated, she's not to be crossed. Hey, I get along with my mother. But between the Congress and the press, there is a lot of scrutiny in this job. The day goes by that I don't get screwed in here in one way or the other. Press is a lot tougher the second term. It's reached the point I sometimes call on Helen Thomas just to hear a friendly voice. No matter how tough it gets, however, I have no intention of becoming a lame duck president. Unless the course chaining accidentally shoots me in the leg. Hey, I have 664 days left in the White House. So technically I'm a temporary guest worker. You know I'm considering what's next. President Clinton of course wrote a very successful presidential memoirs with 10,000 pages or something. I'm thinking of something really fun and creative for mine. You know, maybe a pop-up book. Consider a number of titles. What do you like? How W got his groove back? Food moved my presidency? Or Tuesdays with Chaining? By the way, I'm not sure whether or not Senator Obama is here. Last I heard he was not coming to the radio and TV correspondence dinner. Not enough press. People magazine recently had a photo of the Senator there on the beach in Hawaii. His sleek, careless pecs glistening in the surf. It shows how biased the press is. Have you ever seen a shot of that like that of Denny Hester?