lee huebner founding father of the ripon society. speechwriter for president richard nixon and former publicer of the international herald-tribune add the director of the gw school of media and public affairs. then i'm going to turn to steve hayward, who my colleague at american enterprises institute. i was there for many years, is an expert on many issues, environmental included but also a historian and political scientist with a background in ronald reagan. written several books on the presidency of ronald reagan and perhaps will provide a somewhat more skeptical viewpoint about the demise of moderate republicans. finally, dan balz to my left, chief correspondent for the "washington post" author of "battle for america: 2008." will the author for the battle for america: 2012? a different title? still working on a title. the idea is the same. covered campaigns for many years for the "post," but also the white house and congress. so is a veteran washington journalist, winner of many awards from various places like the american politic