It can be debated whether CPAC was a success or a failure. In fact, it could be argued that those terms don’t even apply. It was a gathering of ostensibly the cream of the conservative crop in the United States. Well, that may have been true in most of the cases, but at the same time, we know that the RINO’s are on the loose, and some of them crashed the CPAC party.
We already know what the gold standard is for RINO’s. John McCain, Lindsey Graham, Swarzenegger before he left the California governor’s mansion in disgrace. These RINO’s are easily spotted, although hard to get rid of. There are others though that claim to carry the torch of conservatism, all the while seeking to destroy the concept. Some of them made it to CPAC, and to add insult to injury, were guest speakers.
We had John Boehner at the podium. Obama’s golfing buddy not only kicked the debt can down the road, but now we hear rumors that he’s looking to derail Darrell Issa’s Fast and Furious hearings. If that’s true, Boehner should be removed from not only the speakership, but from office all together. Even if it isn’t true, his inability to stand up to the likes of Harry Reid cries out for a replacement.
Then we had Grover Norquist, a slimy lobbyist dhimmi that parades as a conservative. How this guy hasn’t landed himself in prison is anybody’s guess. Between his Islamist terror conspirator pals to Jack Abramhoff, Norquist is suspect at best, and a dangerous operative at worst. Who is he operating for? Good question. But we can only go by his associations, and I’ve already given you an idea who they are. The guy is well worth checking out before you fall for his no tax pledge front.
Then there was Carly Fiorina, failed ex-Hewlett Packard CEO, who later became a failed Republican candidate for senate in California. That didn’t stop the GOP from giving her a promotion for her failures. She is now vice chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC). That’s right, it is now her job to make sure the Republicans win the senate in November. She is the first non-senator to have the position. What kind of candidates she’ll be helping out is anybody’s guess. Keep in mind where she stands on some issues though. She’s for a guest worker program that will allow as many people as possible to flood the country. She said that as late as 2010 while pandering to a Latino crowd during her senate campaign. She’s on record supporting Arizona’s SB 1070, but at the same time wants the above-mentioned guest worker program, as well as supporting the DREAM Act, which in every incarnation that came down the pike was full of holes illegal aliens could exploit. Even in her CPAC speech, she said that in America it doesn’t matter where you came from, just where you’re going. In the context of her open borders stance, that seemingly benign statement takes on a more sinister tone.
Let’s not forget that she was on the global warming bandwagon before jumping off. Same with cap and trade. She was also an advisor to the McCain campaign, and we know how that turned out.
Most of CPAC was common sense conservatism though. Why that doesn’t translate to the real world is another question. How often do you hear those things discussed in Washington? Not until the tea party revolt in 2010 did we start to hear what is discussed at CPAC conferences. Allen West was there. So was Paul Ryan, as well as John Bolton, who is as legitimate a presidential candidate as anyboy still in the race. So we saw the good and the bad there. But there was a little ugly as well.
Apparently, there were some union goons that were paid to protest CPAC. What they were protesting wasn’t clear, as CPAC is just a coming together of ideas, not necessarily a roadmap, but I guess the evicted occupiers needed somewhere to go. Ugly. Almost as ugly as Rick Santorum accusing Mitt Romney supporters of stuffing the straw poll ballot box. I thought Rick was above that…
Overall, a pretty good show, from what I caught on C-Span, but I had to point out those things. Nothing is perfect, but I like to keep going in that direction though, all the while knowing I’ll never arrive. It looks like CPAC is doing the same, ditching their outreach to Muslims, and apparently taking care of their money issues. Issues they were indeed.
We’ll see if the conference sparks some conservative fire, but after three-plus years of Barack Obama, if you don’t have the fire now, you aren’t likely get a spark by November.
I didn’t see any of CPAC but Romney winning the straw poll has me concerned that conservatives still don’t get it, I guess we will have to wait and see but you are right; if people aren’t fired up yet to defeat Barack Obama they aren’t going to ever be fired up to beat him.
I still think people are looking at who can win more than who they would prefer. Apparently, those at CPAC think Romney is the guy.
Realizing that Sarah is unelectable, I must say she is the only one I really trust at this point. She hit it out of the park, and her interviews on Fox were surperb.
That was a rousing speech all right. I think we’ll be seeing alot more of her this year, regardless of who gets the nomination.
I think Romney is the reason the troops aren’t as fired up as you would expect them to be. I am beginning to think the Republican Party is a lost cause.
Jim, all we have to do is take out the trash. We took some out in 2010. Mitt Romney looks like an appeaser on some levels, and if he indeed gets the nod, a Republican majority in the house and senate might just work out for us. He’ll appease the majority. I’m trying to be optimistic.
The only time Sarah Palin sounds good is when she is in her own camp When she is asked any questions she is not expecting she comes across as an idiot. She calls them gotcha questions. If she said she would have to think about a question she answers with no clue. She has proven she is not as smart as she thinks she is.
Well, it’s true, she doesn’t have the command of a teleprompter that some have.
When I first heard her speak I thought Well now she sounds great. She proved me wrong when she was asked simple questions. I would have forgot them if she just said I do not know, but she did not she answered as if she knew and made a fool of herself. I might add she made a fool of those who were in her corner. She now makes me sick with her quitting and going on book tours and bus tours to get people going and taking their money then dropping out again. Let`s face it She practically stole her backers money.