been a part of the online effort for a week, and you will see people like michelle malkin and glenn reynolds been there for 10, 12, 13 years, back to the genesis of internet advocacy. it does not matter. every day is a new day on line and every barrier to entry is down and you can be michelle. you can be power line. want to stress that everyone here matters a great deal. in the absence of hierarchy, thank you for investing your activism here. it is crucial for. 32 years ago, and the 1980 election, everything was on the line. ronald reagan won it. is all on the line again in 2012. our values will be stretched, tested, and the competition will be ferocious over the next five months between the values of the left in the valleys of the right. it will not be the last round of. we have made this mistake. 32 years from now -- i hope i am an old man in the back of the room chewing tobacco. -- i hope i am an old man in the back of the room chewing tobacco. the 32 years from now there will be another crisis. it is part of the obligation of this group to make sure we are looking that far ahead and plan