. >> what did the governor of virginia, bob macdonald, do? -- bob mcdonnell do? what's he appointed malek to -- >> he appointed malek to work on a commission that was meant to examine ways to fix the budget in virginia. that was a function that malek is great experience with. -- has great experience with. he was known as the hatchet man. he was involved with firing so many people. >> but that created an opportunity for you to write a story because people were complaining about his past. what is the moral of the story? what's the moral of the story is -- >> the moral of the story is that if you make a serious mistake in washington, it will follow you around for a long time. >> will you continue pursuing these pac stories? >> sure. we will follow the money right up to the election this year. this is an important election. they always are. who is spending? who is getting? those are big questions. >> jeff smith, of the "the washington post." thank you for joining us. >> you are welcome. james grimaldi was a great contributor to that work we did. [captioning performed

two years ago during this convention, we had the privilege of hearing from bob macdonald. we're also very proud of our attorney general's. it was probably one bright spot in a day we would otherwise like to forget, and as attorney general, he is known for his smith calm -- his calm and forthright demeanor. [applause] and for making pennsylvania of better and safer place for all of our families, including our youngest and most vulnerable. please welcome attorney general corvus -- corbits. >> thank you. i appreciate the opportunity to appear today. let me welcome you to pennsylvania. how many of you are from out of state? can i see a show of hands? i am here to spend a lot of money. we need help with our budget, and we could use your help. i hope -- i hope you have an opportunity to see the sights, particularly pittsburgh. i always come home to western pennsylvania. it is a beautiful and vibrant city. i encourage you to cozies some of our museums -- encourage you to go see some of our museums. also, take a look ethnicity -- at the city. the state park -- they are so importan

bob macdonald. we in pennsylvania are very proud of our attorney general. in fact, tom corbett's decisive victory in november 2008 for reelection was probably one bright spot in a day we would otherwise like to forget. as attorney general, he is known for his column and forthright demeanor, his fair but on waiver of prosecution of public officials who betrayed public trust. [applause] anbar making pennsylvania a better and safer place for all of our families including our unit test and the most vulnerable family members. please welcome attorney general tom corbett. [applause] >> thank you, charlene. i appreciate the invitation to attend today. on behalf of the commonwealth of pennsylvania, let me welcome you to pennsylvania, my home town. i know tim will say the same thing. for those of you, how many of you are from out of state? can i see a show of hands? wow. come here and spend a lot of money, please. [laughter] we need the help with our budget and we could use our -- use your help. i hope you have had the opportunity to see southwestern pennsylvania par

i think we're seeing some of that with chris christie in new jersey and bob macdonald in virginia in their different ways in different venues. i think the republican program if they say they will cut government spending a lot, you cannot collect them for that reason. i do not think that will be a winning argument this year. i say that more out of a -- less out of the political science and more of an artistic field. >> obama has a very distinctive coalition. he is the strongest among young people and educated voters, particularly women. and if you look at the last four presidential elections, you see a slight decline in the majority share of the votes and a sharp decline in the shares of votes cast by young people. what kind of odds of do you get them of producing an electorate that is less tilted told owards older? >> i think that is why he will be in places like kansas city. they can do this in senate races. you convinced of african- american vote in missouri and possibly help that sadnesenate . it is in the statewide effort that they can do this. we go back to how the battle for th

. >> bob macdonald, from virginia.nk there is a growing sentiment among the citizens of this country that every level of government is unsustainable. there is a three trillion dollars national debt and $100,000 per american family that is unsustainable. we have a balanced budget amendment in virginia. we still have a rate of growth and increase in spending that is 20% climb faster than inflation over the past decade. when the downturn started in late 2008, we could not sustain that level, so we have had three years of declining revenues. last january, we were faced with a $4.5 billion deficit and decided not to raise taxes but to cut spending to make up that deficit. we are going to announce next week a modest surplus because of some very significant budget cutting. it is not easy, but it is what the citizens expect at this point. they are cutting their family budgets and they expect the government to do the same. it meant of dipping into cuts in health care, an area that governors try not to cut. we have a couple of c