Those who attended AFPF's Defending the Dream Summit last weekend in Washington had a sneak peak at this video outlining AFP-Kansas' accomplishments in 2009. Take a look!

The AFP “Defending the American Dream Summit” is over and all I can say is “Wow.” I know a lot of people might be discouraged about what’s coming out of Washington these days, but you shouldn’t be. More than 2,000 activists from 25 states attended the summit. That’s a record number, despite a down economy.

It was hard not to feel hopeful on the first full day of the Americans for Prosperity annual “Defending the American Dream” summit.

On Friday afternoon, with the Capitol building in the background, our Missouri delegation, about 45 strong, was part of a throng of about 2,000 other like-minded activists, lifting our collective voices over health care – or the version that the Washington politicians and the Obama administration are trying to foist on us. We heard from a few people who put some important points in perspective, but from different perspectives.

If you’ve never been to a Defending the American Dream Summit, held annually by Americans for Prosperity, I’d like to fill you in on what you’re missing, and then I’d like to give you the rundown about this year’s exciting summit, to be held Oct. 2-3 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Va.

Perhaps the best thing about the conference is meeting other people dedicated to our cause: educating Americans about this country’s economic policies, and returning the federal government to its constitutional limits.

Looking at what’s happening these days in Washington, D.C., can be somewhat discouraging. The big-government, big-tax, big-deficit, big-spending types have taken control. It seems like every day we hear of a new proposal that threatens the financial well-being of generations to come.