John Buchanan, former Representative 6th District of Alabama, keynoted at tonight's reception. His message to the young participants: Our country need you.
It is the job the younger generation, he said, to "lift the political life of this country to higher ground." He described the 2008 elections as the most important in his political career, and even in his entire life. "Look closely at the candidates...look at the way they get elected into office - its something that needs to change, and you can be the change agents," he said.
Buchanan talked about his first run for Congress, an election he spent all of $25,000 on. Today, he said, that's unheard of. Congressional candidates can spend hundreds of thousands of dollars. "We did not have a lot of money, but we reached out to people, like you are doing," Buchanan said.
He suggested the most dangerous thing we can do as a country is continue to ignore the crowing problem of the influence of money in politics. Buchanan expressed his hope and faith in the young people present and urged their continued commitment.
"We have a challenge before us, it is time for us to stop being Rip Van Winkles. Stand up, wake up, pick up our muskets and commence fire!"
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