Ms. Compton former governor of South Carolina, jim hodges. [applause] former majority leader of the u. S. House of representatives, virginias own eric cantor. [applause] ms. Comes in and finally a , former Senior Adviser and deputy chief of staff in the white house for george w. Bush, the amazing karl rove. Carl grove. [applause] ms. Compton doesnt it always seem that the moment we are living in is the most chaotic, the most dysfunctional that we have ever seen in american politics . Except we know looking back at american politics, it is really not. What you all to explore what it is at the federal level and at the state level that has made this government so dysfunctional and so problematic, and how, looking forward, are there ways that all of you can help get past that . When i graduated from college in virginia, i went right into my first job. I covered the Virginia State legislature for Wdbj Television in roanoke. And talk about dysfunctional. The first republican governor had jus