[cheers and applause] [applause] bob dole thank you very much. Thank you. [applause] thank you. Thank you very much. What a night. [applause] the folks in hollywood would be happy to know that i finally found a movie i liked the one i just saw. [applause] this is a big night for me, and im ready. Were ready to go. [applause] thank you, california. [cheers] and thank you, san diego [cheers] bob dole for hosting the greatest Republican Convention of them all. The greatest of them all. [cheers] bob dole thank you, president ford and president bush. And god bless you, nancy reagan for your moving tribute to president reagan. [applause] by the way, i spoke to president reagan this afternoon, and i made him a promise that we would win one more for the gipper. Are you ready . [cheers] crowd dolekemp dolekemp dolekemp dolekemp bob dole thank you. And he appreciated it very much. Ladies and gentlemen, delegates to the convention, and fellow citizens, i cannot say it more clearly than in plain s
Grateful to be among the company of so many accomplished men and women across the country. I like our chances. Given how unpopular congress is in the approval ratings, would it be a mistake for the party to nominate someone in washington now . Would be a mistake for our party to continue to look to washington, d. C. As the place where we are going to solve many of the intractable problems facing our country. It is less about where the leadership emerges from than it is about the focus. To some extent, our party in the last quarter century has become as washingtoncentric as the democratic party. Inmy short tenure here message to our party, my message to policy leaders on capitol hill is very simple. Regain theicans senate and when republicans regained the white house in 2016, it will not be enough to simply cut Government Spending in washington. I think it is incumbent on our party to promote policies that can permanently reduce the size and scope of the federal government and restore t
I am always very humbled to be oftioned among a long list very accomplished men and women in our party who like inc. Are part of a rising generation of leadership. At the stated level. I have served 12 years on capitol hill and about 1. 5 years as the governor of indiana. Whatconvinced the cure for ails us will come north from our nation state capitals that it ever will from our nations capital. I hope more republicanled states are really leading the way with the kind of results that are demonstrating that when you put these republican principles into practice this all works. I am very optimistic about the future. Im very humbled and grateful to be among the company of so many accomplishment and women in our party across the country. I like our chances. For the it be a mistake party to nominate someone who is in washington now . Do a mistake would for our party to continue to look to washington for a place we are going to solve many of the intractable problems facing our country. Is le