and dan schneider, he's a sterling example of midwest know how and determination.t to say publicly also to dan's wife that we give her a public apology for taking so much of dan's time as we prepared for this great event. karrerly, dan, our cpac director and the rest of the whole team have worked really hard to make the american conservative union and this our marquee event, cpac, a place where conservatives can unite, plot, organize, fight and eventually, celebrate. that's right. but not yet. i'm humbled to stand before you as the new chairman of the union and don't let this white hair fool you. i'm actually younger than the acu. which is our nation's oldest grass roots conservative organization. yes, i have to tell you, it's your worst nightmare. the kids are in charge. we may be a new generation of conservative leadership, but don't worry, we still know how important it is that we cling to our religion and our guns. and our heroes, our heroes, they're your heroes, too. and now the it's the time for all of us to get to work together because as it says above me, c