An Evening With Newt Gingrich

Last night I had the great fortune of attending the 19th Annual Indiana Chamber Awards dinner.  The featured speaker was Newt Gingrich and what an event that was.  Should the rumors of Gingrich seeking the RNC Chairmanship indeed be true and should he attain it, our party will be much the better for it.  We won’t be out of the wilderness, but would have a dedicated leader for our conservative cause who could potentially lead us out of the wilderness and keep the Obama Administration and the Democrat controlled congress on it’s toes.

He didn’t spend the evening talking about Republicans vs. Democrats, however.  He spent the evening talking about what makes good business sense and how to get our economy out of the doldrums.  He talked about the successes of small business and the failures of a bloated government.  He talked about solutions that makes sense and lauded praise on President-Elect Obama for his historic victory.

He injected humor and candor in his speech that he gave without notes.  He gave us all, as it were, fatherly advice, and left us with so much to think about.  One portion of the evening did stick out to me, that he mentioned also happens to be on youtube.  He was talking in practicalities about how small businesses make some of the most difficult tasks look simple, yet the Federal Government takes the simplest task and makes it exceedingly difficult.  He used the illegal immigration as an example.  And since I was in no position to take notes, the least I can do is share the video.  Maybe you’ve seen it, maybe you haven’t.  Either way, it explains why Newt Gingrich is a voice that conservatism needs again.

After you’re done watching the video, check out the Indiana Chamber blog for their take on the evening.