 Well, first let me welcome all of you spellers to the White House and let me compliment you, and that's compliment with an I, not compliment with an E. I want to compliment you with an I on your accomplishments. You are the 137 finalists out of eight to nine million students who participated in this national spelling bee. That's quite an honor and you should be very proud. You know, because of this event I learned that the study of spelling is called orthography. Orthography. That's O-R-T-H-O-G-R-A-P-H-Y. No, I'm sure you already knew that. You were just proving it, but I thought I'd give you that just in case they asked for it on Wednesday. But all of us are proud not only of your spelling ability, but of your determination to increase your knowledge. I wish all American students were as interested in their studies as you evidently are and have been. And I wish all teachers and parents took an interest in their children's educational development as your parents and teachers have taken in yours. Now on Wednesday you're going to be feeling the pressure of the competition, but I want you to know that you're already, all of you, winners in my book and in the hearts of your hometowns. So enjoy the competition and enjoy your trip to Washington. I hope you've been having some fun and seeing some of the sights here. I'm told you're on your way to a barbecue. That sounds like fun, so I don't want to hold you up. But again let me wish you all the best of luck on Wednesday. And remember, I before E, except after C. That ought to help a little. You know, I have to tell you one story. People can get so sure of themselves. I know you must have heard or read in your studies about the author of many years ago, Mark Twain. And Mark Twain was on a ship going across to Europe. And in the dining salon that night at dinner, someone wanting to impress him at the table, asked him to pass the sugar and then said, Mr. Twain, don't you think it's unusual that sugar is the only word in our language in which SU has the sh sound? And Mark Twain said, are you sure? Well, good luck to all of you. And as I say, you're all winners. And you all have every reason to be proud. So when loser tie, we're proud of proud of all of you. And I maybe have time to just come down and say hello to a few of you here. And I'm going to do that. Is it any more likely that you want to tax cut for the rich and that it won't hurt for those over 50 miles to give it up? President, do you still want to kill the Department of Education? Well, thank you very much. We're having a meeting on that.