I happened to catch on C-Span former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich speaking at the American Enterprise Institute this week on the topic of Pursuing Happiness and Prosperity. Now I know that Newt can be a controversial figure, but much of what I heard made a lot of sense. In one part of the speech he detailed how the once thriving city of Detroit has fallen to great trouble, not only because of the struggling US automobile industry, but because of an entrenched government bureaucracy unwilling to change and reform for prosperity in the 21st century. There’s a lot here for our officials in Erie to head.

I can’t embed C-Span videos but here is the link.