he s with us down in washingto . pat, good morning to you. good morning, willie. we ve been talking about what a refreshing story this is in the middle of this ugly political season. that s exactly right. i was thinking the same thing. the authenticity and reality of what they went through, these individuals with the whole world watching, whether they ll survive, whether this is going to work out. after 70 days, have them come to the surface and compare that, if you will, with the art fishlality of what s going on in our politics and the nonsense of it here in america, i think the contrast is very dramatic between what s going on in the two countries. it is good to know that the americans were very involved apparently in helping those fallows get out of there and they moved away and let the people in that country rejoice in their own moment. pat is talking about the mining company, center rock,