After the standing ovation as Joe Walsh entered the arena, cowboy-hatted Andy Gasser from McHenry County remained standing to take a photo. Mike Smyk is standing to his left.

Warner Todd Huston has posted the 18-minute speech that Congressman Joe Walsh gave to the 2012 Republican State Convention in in Tinley Park, Illinois.

If Walsh ends up running for Governor, I believe this speech will be pointed to as the starting point.

The entire story posted on The Prairie State Report is worth reading.

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McHenry County Blog’s article on the convention can be found here.