This weekend, I am in Minneapolis, Minnesota for Young America’s Foundation Midwest Conference.

Tonight, I was honored to kick the conference off with the Invocation, and was even more honored to be able sit with former Attorney General John Ashcroft and his wife at the banquet. He is a great man, and had some great stories. I also talked with him about September 11 — I was a freshman in high school in Alexandria, VA and was out on the football field in gym class when the plane hit the Pentagon. We heard a huge crash, and everyone stopped momentarily, then went on with our football game. Then, we later watched smoke billow out of the Pentagon from the windows of our school, and later went to a funeral at the Naval Academy for the funeral of a father of one of my fellow students that had died. Attorney General Ashcroft was flying over Michigan, on his way to read to some students, like President Bush was.

He gave a passionate speech. It was one of the best I have ever heard. And the reason for this post — is to remind everyone that ultimately, we must unite after the nomination process is over, for the sake of the security of our country. I have posted earlier that I would not support Rudy if he was our nominee — after hearing Attorney General Ashcroft’s speech, I cannot stand by that statement anymore. There is simply too much at risk. We absolutely cannot let the Democrats win. Obviously, we should all keep fighting for the candidates we think are best during the nomination process, but must come together as a party in the end, no matter who our nominee is.

Tomorrow, I will hear Gov. Tim Pawlenty speak. I know he is a McCain guy, but that’s all I really know about him. What do people on here think about him as a possible VP candidate? Any suggested questions I should ask him?

Posted on March 31st, 2007 by David
Filed under: Ron Paul 2008