money. barack obama promised the most transparent administration ever. -- barackma barackty obama, you lie. [applause] there is a direct correlation between the senate stubbornly refusing to pass the budget and the senate selfishly agreeing to ourhead and send ouspend children's and grandchildren's money. it is time to get outraged about this. never before have our challenges been so big and our leaders so small. when we were here last year the

words on everyone's lips and the wish in your heart was for barack to pack up and bubble wrap the nobel and high tops and head back to chicago. the election came and went but campaign never stopped. desperate fory is leadership we get instead a permanent campaign. leaders take risks for the good of our country. leaders reached across political differences. campaigners double down on those differences. leaders seek to bring americans together to confront our challenges. campaigners seek to divide and to conquer and to orchestrate crisis after crisis after crisis to exploit. mr. president, we admit it.

you won. accept it. now step away from the teleprompter and do your job. [applause] the permanent political class is in permanent campaign mode. where do we go from here? one of my idols, margaret thatcher, offered this advice after her party lost at the poll -- she told a fellow conservative not to get lost in accounting. her advice to conservatives was to focus their concern on the people.

she said, "look at every problem from the grass roots, not from the top looking down." she also cautioned conservatives not to go loudly on their believes. we can use a leader like her today. just think about it. at a time when washington is so powerful that seven of the 10 highest income counties in the city -- us in the clinging to our god, our guns, our constitution and the grass -- imagine leadership that actually takes seriously the idea of government of the people, by the people, for the people. imagines leadership that's knows how to prioritize, to ensure

national security and to stop government waste. that is leadership that would have as its guiding light it's great north star the u.s. constitution. it is no accident that its opening words are open " we the opening words are "we the people." the majority of americans want this. is it any wonder there is such a run on guns and ammo for christmas presents months ago? you should see what todd got me for christmas. it wasn't that exciting. hunting metal case for rifles to put on the back of a four wheeler. i had to get something for him to put in the gun case.

he has theround rifle and i have the rack. [applause] bloomberg is not around, our big gulps are safe. it?n hek was nk was in

i am so proud of you guys. college republicans on campus are sold gol bold. my only piece of advice for our young college republicans is you have to be thinking sam adams, not drinking sam adams. [laughter] [applause] that is just a joke. thed not want the ceo of brewery accusing me of being an anti beer-ite. keep up your good work. [applause] ously, when we do see harm, thatne a leadership

doesn't seek to exploit the tragedy, imagine a leadership that seeks real solutions to the violence, not cheap political games. that would be leadership worthy of its name. that would be leadership worthy of the words "we the people." and in theans poisonous practice of treating americans of different social, ethnic, religious groups as different electorates to be pandered to with different promises. if we truly believe the words of our other founding document, the declaration of independence, with its world changing assertion that all men are created equal then there are no hispanic issues or african american issues for women issues. there are only american issues. [applause]

cpac, in order to be effective and have any power to change things for the better, as conservatives, we must leave no american behind. even those who may disagree on some issues because there is a -- a solid andnd common ground. they are not our enemies. they are our sisters and brothers. they are and neighbors and friends. to reach outive and share that conservative message of liberty and less

government and lower taxes and individual responsibility. it is time we all stop preaching to the choir. america already has one party that is expert at pitting groups against one another. we will never win a, a test of identity -- a contest of identity politics. we have to believe in america posset sectionalism and her greatest achievement -- that no one is guaranteed success the everyone is guaranteed an equal opportunity at success. [applause] the greatest lie that the

liberals tell is that government is the way to realize this. there is a reason that washington d.c. is an island of prosperity and it's a nation mired. more it picks winners and losers, the more crony capitalists win, the more the rest of us lose. whether it is clean energy or free obama phones or prophylactics -- if he did not have a team of lobbyists in dc you are not at the table. you are on the menu. [applause] if mrs. thatcher with us here today she would remind as there is a big difference between being pro-business and being

pro-free market. for we, the people, to break out of the cronyism. [applause] that includes in these resource- rich states. they arens know that not owned by the big multinational conglomerates and monopolies. they are owned by the people. to not let them own you. you have a right for those resources to be developed for our use. and in the top-down approach in dc needs changing our top-down political process. the next election is 20 months away. now is the time to furlough the consultants.

if we truly know what we believe we do not need professionals to tell us. [applause] if we truly seek to know the hearts and minds of the american people there is no substitute from going out and asking them, being one of them with real- world experience. actual conversation with actual hard working americans. as well. with canada it means looking towards our communities, small businesses, a tea party rallies, at city halls. more people who are willing to lead -- do you know someone whose judgment you trust? someone who doesn't just

preach common-sense but actually live it. encourage him or her to run for office. as and think you have a better way? run yourself. do not let the big money men and big bad media scare you off. do not let them invalidate you. you undoubtedly have more real- world practical experience. that is real life. those in the political bubble will tell you who is worthy and who doesn't fit their bill. we need ishing the washington d.c. getting our candidates. vetting our candidates. it is these experts that keep

losing elections. if they feel strongly about who should run in this party they should pop up and run -- buck up and run. head on back can to the great lone star state and put their name on the ballots. although i hope they get a discount for consulting services. you have heard a lot of different voices offer a lot of different ideas. i am just humbled -- i am grateful to be one of them. in theseen so blessed past years getting to know america, not from the top-down but from the heart looking out. there is more wisdom, more character, more grit and common soldiers, the moms,

the teachers, the laborers, the fireman, the fishermen, the students, the cowboys, and other extraordinary americans that i met along the way than will ever be found in the parties in power across the river. [applause] we have one message to send to washington, i'm sure it would be this, get over yourself. it is not about tyou. it is about families struggling to find half a million dollars for college tuition. workingout americans longer for less. nots about small businesses knowing from one day to the next what taxes, what new government

mandate we are going to get hit with next. it is about citizens being forced to give up more of their hard earned money and more of their independence and power all exchanged for broken promises. it is about concern over the president's claiming power to direct draws to kill whoever and wherever without accountability. kill direct drones to whoever and wherever without accountability. [applause] it is about concern over a president that will prioritize not being able to afford keeping that white house open for those students but to send two hundred $50 million and our weapons -- to0 million and our weapons the muslim brotherhood. we deserve better than the

people who call themselves our leaders. is one fight that is worth it. if we have faith in we the people, if we change the foundation of work ethic and development of our natural resources, if we believe in the charter and freedom that guide us, if we trust in the promise of opportunity that binds us, if we know the providential hand that made america unexceptional and respect the innocent life that he creates, then we will save our movement and with hard work, senility, and the grace of our loving god we will save our country. god bless the united states of america. [applause]

>> sarah palin, ladies and gentlemen. [applause] allink a speak for conservatives when i say it is great to have in the movement a lady with integrity and character. and of course she is fine. honey, i'm coming home soon. it was just a joke, i love you. joe biden is meeting with the pop.e that is first on his list of things to do. i'm so glad i'm the pope,

otherwise i would never have the opportunity to shake the hand schmuck.ro-abortion ism so glad i can look into be the blue contacts and his vacant smile while he tells the story is that never happened about people and places that don't even exist." together ands get talk about saving the unborn and bringing the american populace closer to god. i will just call pelosi. pelosi, let's go take on unions together. tired of people using their religion as a platform for political gain.

with all due respect mr. vice president biden and mrmiss speaker pelosi, the fruit sucks. [applause] that we are going to bring up our next guest. this lady is fantastic. i spent some time with her before. she has been a national leader in the movement since the publication of her best-selling book in 1964, called "a choice not an echo.:" a fantastically the, please give a huge welcome to .rs. phyllis schlafly [applause]

od morning cpac-ers. and thank you sarah palin for warming up this great crowd. analyze whyeed to we lost last year to barack obama, who has said he wants to fundamentally transformed america in ways we do not want to be transformed. that theuggest democrats had a better ground game than republicans. they did not make use of all new volunteers to get out the vote on election day. i would give you an example of how the democrats were so clever in using early voting to polls.eir people to the vot

michelle obama made a speech at the university of iowa. they had set up on of the early voting places right across the street. her speech and marched right out to vote. that is the way they got a lot of their votes. there is some fraud, too. you know that. then you look at the republicans. unfortunately we let the establishment pick another loser for us. have and the fight i am asking you to engage in is between the establishment and the grass roots. the establishment has given us a whole series of losers, bob dole romney. mccain and mitt even when they picked a winner they picked somebody who spent

more than the democrats, added more programs that cost money to the taxpayers, and he tried to give us open borders to the north american union and through the amnesty that he lined up with ted kennedy. the grassroots takeover and elect the kind of candidate sarah palin has been backing. that is your challenge. i urge you to be a part of the republican party because we have a two-party system, a third party is not going to cut it, we need to have you working in all of those party positions so that you can make sure we nominate and elect the right candidate. why is it that the establishment has given us this bunch of

losers? theyhave certain criteria try to enforce on their candidate. only of all they want candidates who will vote the way they are told to vote. --like to have one's to our we'd like to have one's that will stir up a little trouble. and then they want candidates who will talk only about economic issues and will not talk about the social or the moral or even the national security issues. that is such a terrible mistake. those social issues are the cause of the fiscal issue i. issues like life and marriage and other issues that are more

issues get to the people. theiralways tell m candidates that they want to call themselves a moderate and move towards the center. that is no way to win an election. wasof their chief spokesman karl rove. he had almost four hundred million dollars to spend on the election last year. for 31 candidates and only elected seven of them. that is a pretty bad record. if you ask a football coach what that kind of score was, i do not think he would keep him the next year. the other mistake they made was to spend all of their money on tv ads instead of on a campaign to get out the vote. ads isning of the tv

profitable to those that pick the ads. it isn't doing the job. a lot of people to not even watch tv anymore. of us talk about the issue omitting the moral and social issues. they are the issues that are costing us so much money. they are the issues that are causing the fiscal problems. take the matter of the decline in marriage in this country. we used to have a country where we had -- a great country that was built on the stable traditional family. the father, a provider, protector. the mother, homemaker. parents taking over their own children. now we have children coming into this world without a father. handicap torrible them but it is a big cost to the

american taxpayers. the heritage foundation has made a list of 79 different problems that those people who are now dependent on government for all living part of their expenses. they are not all the little children. we have to take care of the children. but it is a good part of them. the heritage foundation found that of these 79 programs, there are 12 programs that are handing out food, 12 agencies that are doing housing subsidies, 10 other agencies are doing various kinds of social services, nine are doing educational handouts at various times, eight agencies that handout real cash, three that pay utility bills, those that thate child care -- two

handle child care. i am not sure which is the agency that gives out 3 cell phones, but you know they do that too. this is a terrible cost. 48% of the american people who are dependent in whole or in part on handouts for the government -- on handouts from the government for their ordinary living expenses. i grew up during the great depression, we did not have any kind of handout. we turn out to be the greatest generation. [applause] nation ofwant to be a people who are dependent on government. obama talks a lot about the social issues. todoes everything he is told do. he comes out for a daycare. i call it babysitting. through it from birth

to the garden and the first grade. he is trying to establish a national curriculum that will be taught not only in all the public schools but eventually in the private schools, too. that is not what we want. that is not the kind of country we want. the establishment is trying to give us a lot of bad advice, like we should go for comprehensive immigration reform. comprehensive is a synonym for amnesty. "reform" is another word for amnesty. all of them will be democratic votes because many of them are coming in very poor and pay no attention to the federal law that says you must be financially able to take care of yourself before you come into this country. of then there is the matter national security issues.

obama says he wants to have a zero-nuclear-world. i know some of you have those bumper strips on your cars that say, "when guns are outlawed only outlaws will have guns." if nuclear weapons are outlawed only terrorists will have nukes. [applause] and we need an absolutely have to have the anti-missile system ronald reagan stood for and we know is so important to the defense of our country. some of your challenges. we need your help to take back the republican party for the grass roots and for the kind of candidates we want to nominate instead of the ones who follow

all the dictates and orders of the establishment. we need a choice, not an echo. rove echo.nt a karl we want the grassroots to be kind ofpick -- the candidates sarah palin was backing. those of the kind of candidates want because they believe in america and do not take their orders from somebody later. ronald reagan proved that the way to victory was to have the three-legged stool. you are to the fiscal issues, the moral issues, and the national defense issues. hadrtunately we have not people doing that in these last punch of losers. losers.bunch of volunteer ina

republican politics all my life. we need all of you to get busy and be part of the action. prove that we can take back control of the party because we did it in 1980 with ronald reagan. they had their establishment candidate who was the first george bush and we defeated that and nominated and elected reagan. he became the greatest president of the 20th century. [applause] inspiring example is against the fight equal rights amendment. we have everybody against this. we had three presidents against this. we had two first ladies against this. we had most of congress, all the governors, some of them even are

at this event. , they 99% of the media even had hollywood on their side. we beat them all. [applause] this is just an example that people like you, if you're active in politics -- and that is where the fun is. what else are you going to do with your spare time? it has its ups and downs and you do not always win but it is extremely important. for further information i invite you to go to our website, eagleforum.org. i invite you to follow me on twitter and come to my book signing table after this program e.day in exhibit hall d-

we have to be able to be in a position to choose the whodidates we want, the ones will stand up for america and the constitution for the social, moral, and national- security issues as well as the fiscal issues. we need your help. i invite you to join the eagle asum in being active volunteers in politics. and always remember, as we say at eagle forum, those who wait upon the lord will rise up with wings like eagles and we will run and never be weary. don't you be wary because the fight goes on and we need you. [applause]

>> i have to say she is also fine. what i found backstage. this is going up on the day afterwards. you will not be seeing here next year because i will be on an island. we have to move along pretty quickly. to theth person coming state is going to moderate the next portion of the program, highlighting conservatives under the age of 40. she is the chair of the tea party express. and was voted the most influential member of the tea party movement. please welcome a. kramer.

kramer. >> hello cpac > i do not have a hard act to follow, do i/ i am honored to be here today and i am modest rating -- and i am not written this panel -- i am moderating this panel. we have some rising stars and you're going to get to meet them all. this brings our whole program together and focuses on the future. this is something cpac will be doing every year. bring up andto the honorableou michael caldwell. he is a republican representative for the 20th state house. welcome georgia

representative michael caldwell. [applause] >> thank you very much. -- statee legislature legislator i am told i am to concern myself with one thing, how can i conceivably and rationally -- what can i conceivably and rationally accomplish in the house of representatives? i want to tell you about my perception of the realm of the possible. i am 23-years old and i represent 54,000 georgians in the state house of representatives. when i wonny is that this seat it wasn't the first time i ran for elected office. i ran for that same seat two years prior at 19-years old.

when i decided to do that i went to the senior state senator and told him what i wanted to do. after an hour and a half of talking he told me that he appreciated what i was telling but if i could take 10% of the vote at my age we are going to change the way we look at politics. two years later i one against and eight-year incumbent -- won against an eight-year incumbent. to the realmmy son of the possible i would not be here today. -- myself to the realm of the possible i would not be here today. democrats cannot do it. in 2008 barack obama would have never been elected president. too often we find ourselves limiting ourselves to the realm

of the possible. we have to start painting in bold colors. leave the pastels' behind. young conservatives in this country are ready to take the reins. " way.ready to contribute if you are a young conservative let me know you're here. ofold students a couple nights ago that you are the future of the united states, but we need you to be the present, too. it is time to get up and move in a meaningful and tangible way forward. at 23-years old you expect me to storm the stage and preached you all, twitter, facebook, social media, this is how we are going to change -- i am going to be honest with you, my favorite the state of georgia requires every contribution or

expenditure over $100, that we disclose it quarterly or biannually. i disclose every penny we raise in every penny we spent daily on our website, because it is better that way. if you want to track the money in georgia, know where the money is going, we make it easier than ever before. the state of georgia also will tell you how i vote on every measure that comes to the floor, yes or no. what they will not tell you is why. every single vote and make, i put on the legislative tracker on the website attached to a personal statement about why i voted the way i did. do you want to know the why behind your representative? you make it easier than ever before to know that. i think conservatives in america are yearning for leaders right now who are willing to break out of the realm of the possible. for leaders were willing to stand on principle, not just possibility, to stand up and say the constitution is not for trade.

willing to say that we have a backbone, and i will trade everything to show it's there. i will continue that push in georgia, but i'm here today to say it is time to stand up. we can take this nation back. we have to break the mold. we have to play by new rules. we have to bring boldness and innovation back to this party, and that is the only way we will win the next generation. thank you very much. >> it is my honor to introduce a connecticut state senator of the 33rd senate. he is a ranking member of the connecticut general assembly and serves on the commerce and education committees. --ase welcome arlen eris art.

>> thank you. it is an honor to be here with so many young, energetic conservatives. i am art linares, state senator from connecticut. i was inspired by a young public servant named marco rubio. [applause]it was an honor to work for him in his d.c. office. during my time in d.c., a wise man by the name of dick cheney once said that if you want to make a difference, you have got to do three things. leave d.c., go home, and put your name on a ballot. last year i called my three best friends and asked for their help. i put my name on a ballot. together, we brought our message to the people.

we rang every phone, we knocked on every door. i wore down three pairs of shoes. on election night, we won. [applause]you may be asking yourself, why does a 24-year- old want to serve over 100,000 constituents? my answer comes from my family's history. in 1961, cuban exiles trained by the cia stormed the beaches of cuba to free the country from a communist dictator, fidel castro. that night, my grandmother, then a young mother, held my father in her arms on the porch of their home as it watched castro's military planes dispatched towards the bay of pigs. the next day, my grandfather was jailed for opposing communism and supporting free election. after the invasion failed, my grandparents realized they had

to flee their beloved cuba so that their children could grow up in a safe and free world. i have heard this story of my family's struggle before reaching what my grandfather called the greatest country honors. -- on earth. believes]my family that every generation should have a better life than the one before it. i feel the same way. that is why i entered public life, because in america, if you have a good idea and work hard, you can achieve your dreams. the playing field is as level as your attitude will allow it to be. [applause]we here in this room are the future of our party. our principles are sound. our message of fiscal discipline, of individual empowerment, and freedom has sustained our country for over 200 years. we have a passion for helping

people help themselves. we want to see others succeed. never before in the course of our nation has there been a more crucial time for a generation to step up and asked, the y generation, my generation, the generation of many , 100 million strong. we have the opportunity to change the course of our nation. we must step up. we must get involved in our towns, counties, states. to trulyt our voices be heard, we have to win elections, and you can't win if you don't run. [applause]i'm here to challenge you to have the courage to put your name on a ballot.

leadership isn't given. leadership is taken. so leave here, go home, ring every phone, knock on every door until the soles of your shoes were down to nothing. then buy a new parent knock some more. -- hurray and knock some more. we believe in the -- pair and knock on some more. we believe in the greatness of our country. the future is what we make of it. will you accept the challenge? will you lead? you put your name on a ballot? thank you. god bless you. god bless america. ♪ >> truly inspiring. it is my honor to introduce the

honorable nicole malley attack us. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome new york assemblywoman mallle malley attack us -- iotakis. >> good afternoon. you might be surprised to lend that i'm a first-generation american. on paper, most would write me off as a liberal democrat. young, female, have hispanic, new york city.

i was fortunate to have parents who raised me to be aware of how government can impact its citizens. in 1962, with literally $50 in his pocket my father left his homeland of grace in pursuit of the american dream. my mother was forced to flee cuba at the age of 15 to escape the oppression of the newly formed regime, fidel castro. the one thing these two individuals from complete opposite sides of the world had in common was their belief that america was the one place in a world where they can be given the opportunity to fulfill their dreams. attending the american dream was not easy for my parents. young ages. they both came to new york alone, without money. or an education. leaving their families behind. working multiple jobs, learning

the english language, making lots of sacrifices, my parents started a successful small business and economist their dreams. for the i visited cuba first time and that my relatives. imagine living in a country where the very government in peds its people from pursuing their goals and achieving their dreams. its people from their goals and achieving their dreams. -- impedes its people from their goals and achieving their dreams. america is truly unique. with its proud tradition of smaller government, respect personal liberties, dreams are impossible elsewhere and possible here. the choices of our founding fathers made it so. it is our sponsor ability to ensure that our country continues to prosper. i ran for public

office because i was unhappy with the direction of new york state. the overtaxing, the reckless spending, the lack of ethics and need for accountability, the antithesis of conservatism. we made some progress over the past two years. in the new york state assembly, republicans are outnumbered 107 to 43. our most important role as a .inority is to push back with legislation to expand abortion to the third trimester , minimal wage increases to the consumer price index, ban any and all natural gas tilling, finance clinical campaigns using taxpayer dollars, and probably the biggest attack on taxpayers, a push to adopt the new york state dream act to give taxpayer-funded tuition assistance to illegal immigrants.

on friday night you heard my cuban brother from another mother said marco rubio talked about how student loan debt is crippling our youth. like senator rubio's parents, mine came to america with nothing. they worked multiple jobs, sacrificed greatly devote me through college, making me the first in my family to earn a degree. i later worked full-time to obtain an mba. new york state recently eliminated the tuition assistance program for graduate students altogether. instead of making restoration of the program a priority, priority of some is to pay for the education of illegal immigrants. and that, my friends, is a slap in the face to every hard- working, taxpaying american citizen and legal immigrant in our state. to take resources

away from citizens to give to those who are in this country illegally is not right, not sacrificesishes the of my parents and so many students were struggling in our state and nation. my opposition to this progressively worse agenda makes me proud to be a conservative. i am proud to carry my beliefs not by gender, not by felicity, -- by geographic location, ethnicity, not by geographic location. i thank you all for your time. the honorable bill mccoy was reelected to his second term as a nebraska legislator in 2012. he's the chair of committee on committees and served served on the revenue committee and transportation and telecommunications committees. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome nebraska state senator

bill mccoy. isn't just anm ideology or philosophy in nebraska. it's our way of life. the state was built by immigrant families who carved out a better life through agriculture and small business for themselves and all those who came behind them. those timeless principles of hard work, perseverance, and putting your neighbor and your community ahead of yourself or alive and well in nebraska today. i'm a product of that midwest immigrant story, fourth- generation rancher. having spent my early years being raised in the same house that my great grandparents raised eight children. a deep love of the land and of agriculture is a part of who i am. as the owners of a small business, my wife shauna and i

are raising our five children to be part of the next generation of nebraska's leaders. the honor to serve as one of 49 senators in our nation's only unicameral legislature. conservatism works in nebraska because we are people who work hard and we get things done. nebraska is the second lowest unemployment rate in america, 3.7%. the rank number one in america for small businesses to grow. on a veryoperates simple principle, the congress seems to struggle with. we don't spend money. -- money we don't have. just yesterday, i stood on the floor of her legislature as we began a debate on the measure that will work for the first time in half a century to modernize and simplify our tax code.

our strong conservative heritage in nebraska can change in a moments notice. that is why young adults in nebraska and across our nation need to step up and step out of their comfort zone and take ownership of advancing conservatism. don't let anyone tell you that you are too young to get involved and run for political office. don't be afraid to take a chance on yourself. a favorite son of nebraska, william jennings bryan, once said, destiny is not a matter of chance. it's a matter of choice. ask yourself, like i did, what's holding you back? what's holding me back from doing more to protect freedom and liberty in the 21st century ? the timing is rarely perfect to do the right thing. if not us, then who? if not now, when?

our country that we love and the future of conservatism can't wait for you or i to find the perfect time to serve. no matter how young you are, determined to make more of a difference. thank you very much. >> our next rising star is honorable john mccluskey, newly elected to the virginia house of delegates. visiting 10,000 homes in a massive grassroots effort, he defeated incumbent liberal leaders with more than 20 years in office. the delegate. >> thank you.

i represent the 35th house district in west bi-god virginia. i'm john mccuskey. the future truly is bright for our party. i hope everybody realizes that. most virginians live their lives by conservative principles, but they have been held captive by voting patterns and big government. voters of my state said, enough. they elected me, and a large number of republicans, the most significant gains since 1928. wife wendy, who is my campaign manager and life manager and so many other things, helps me knock on over 10,000 doors. or is no better way to get to know my constituents, and no better way for them to get to know me. also rose more money than any

other delegate in west virginia. . only won by 40 votes this is a good reminder that conservatives can have an impact at all levels of government, state and national. everything you do makes a huge difference. i believe we can start an american renaissance, but it has to start at home. we must rededicate ourselves to three things. we must prioritize the economy, and power energy growth, reform education. i believe we are starting for leadership -- starving for leadership. i believe revitalization must be addressed on the state and national level. as conservatives, or identity has become lost amidst diverging messages. we need laserlike focus on the economy. we need to analyze every proposal in light of, will this get america back to work? we need to get people working

by reducing the government's role in creation of jobs. my state's motto, mountaineers are always free, which is a delicate means to me that we need to limit government and create more workers independence. in west virginia and so many other states, this means treating a level playing field for all businesses, regardless of their union status. west virginia is the perfect ground for our national principles. west virginians are fiscally conservative, we have the best rainy day fund in the nation, but nonetheless, employment has in my state.ed when liberals are the cause of the low economy, they seem to blame conservatives. i don't understand that. in west virginia come our legislature votes every day. i'