Tuesday, June 5, the Washington Research Council celebrated its 80th year. Our annual dinner, at the Museum of Flight, was a lot of fun, with excellent food, an engaged and informed crowd of long-time WRC supporters and new friends, and stimulating punditry.

TVW was there to cover it.

The generous introductory remarks are from Gary Strannigan, public affairs executive with Liberty Mutual Safeco Insurance and 2011-2012 chair of the WRC.

TVW president and CEO Greg Lane moderated a discussion with our featured speakers, Mickey Kaus and Jennifer Rubin. Kaus blogs at Kausfiles, on the Daily Caller. Rubin writes the Right Turn blog for the Washington Post. I read them daily, enjoy their wit and insight, and encourage you to subscribe to their blogs. Tuesday night they demonstrated that they’re equally adept in front of an audience.

You may have noticed that the date coincided with the Wisconsin recall election, widely viewed as a referendum on public employee collective bargaining. A good portion of the evenings discussion centered on the implications of the election. (The program began after the election had been called.)

Enjoy.