begin with matthew spalding. >> thank you, matt. that set up the task very nicely. thank you, adi, especially for putting on this conversation. it's extremely important right now. i think we have entered what we call a moment, shall we say. what interests me about it goes over the course of the 20 century the general expansion of liberalism has always thought to be inevitable, unstoppable. and we finally got over love affair with the founders in a thing called the constitution, but it turns out that's not exactly right. something has been awakened. this debate between the founders, writ large aggressive have been fully engage in the public mind, not only were issues that were naturalized but the election was foundation allies in a very important way. you see this of course in the election outcomes. you have to go back to see a midterm president lose as much in congress, you have to go back to 1938, fdr's second midterm. to see a large enough example at the state level you have to go back to 1928, when calvin coolidge was president. there seems to be something afoot

and our panelists thereby michael greve, from aei, and matthew spalding from the heritage foundation. matthew spoon will be the moderator, i should note that steven view he sp propublica -- that steven spruel will be the moderator for our third panel. >> again, kate o'bierne, we're delighted to be joining aei this morning, to be addressing crucial issues. with the election over, candidates are policymakers and it's our term, it's time for the policy community to analyze options for change and the agenda that promises to deliver during the campaign. this morning, we address three central policy changes facing the new congress. we think it's fitting that the issue of health care reform is first, as many conservatives believe that addressing this costly new law that imposes unprecedented federal dictates on states and citizens is fundamental to tackling the bloated budget, entitlement reform, the need to begin restoring proper constitutional limits on the federal government. so health care is central. health care reform is central. eight months ago tomorrow, president obama signed the pa

begin with matthew spalding. >> thank you, matt. that set up the task very nicely. thank you, adi, especially for putting on this conversation. it's extremely important right now. i think we have entered what we call a moment, shall we say. what interests me about it goes over the course of the 20 century the general expansion of liberalism has always thought to be inevitable, unstoppable. and we finally got over love affair with the founders in a thing called the constitution, but it turns out that's not exactly right. something has been awakened. this debate between the founders, writ large aggressive have been fully engage in the public mind, not only were issues that were naturalized but the election was foundation allies in a very important way. you see this of course in the election outcomes. you have to go back to see a midterm president lose as much in congress, you have to go back to 1938, fdr's second midterm. to see a large enough example at the state level you have to go back to 1928, when calvin coolidge was president. there seems to be something afoot