The Other McCain

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CPAC 2010: Liz Cheney Brings The Beatdown

by Smitty Liz Cheney’s talk at CPAC is a thorough critique of the administration’s security policy. The fact that the Justice Department has logged more hours investigating the CIA than the CIA has logged interrogating the foe is quite damning. She’s also touting her site, Keep America Safe. The administration’s attention is drawn to somebody […]

VIDEO Exclusive: Marco Rubio at CPAC

by Smitty Stacy McCain caught up with Marco Rubio just after MR’s keynote of justice at CPAC 2010.

Marco Rubio Opens CPAC

by Smitty [live, unofficial transcript] 1002 Senator Jim DeMint introduced Rubio. 1004 The weather was a concern, but the government couldn’t meet to write new environmental regulations. Blizzard best thing to happen to the economy in the last 12 months. 1007 He was not born to a wealthy family, but did not feel limited by […]

CPAC at Last!

by Smitty Here we are at the breakfast with Stacy and Barbara Espinosa. The otherwise patient Stacy McCain has just had his first moment of elevated bloodpressure dealing with an officious fellow. Stacy has a bunch of pictures I need to get processed, so check back for updates. But first a bite of breakfast.

Da Tech Guy: CPAC Cannoli Smuggler

Da Tech Guy has probably cleared security at Reagan National Airport in D.C. by now, so it can now be revealed that he’s brought two dozen cannoli with him for CPAC. Also, he’s brought spare fedoras. Smitty is picking up Da Tech Guy at the airport. We expect to see them both later tonight in the lobby […]

Newt Gingrich on CPAC

At Human Events: Tomorrow, for the 37th time, conservatives will gather in Washington to discuss, debate, and forge new solutions at the Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC. . . . In 1975, then-Governor Ronald Reagan inspired a dispirited conservative movement to revolution at CPAC. In a message that resonates to this day, President Reagan […]

It’s CPAC Time!

From my column today in the American Spectator: Lisa De Pasquale was preparing Tuesday morning to depart her office in Northern Virginia to set up operations at Washington’s Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, and she wasn’t the only one planning such a trip. Across the country, thousands of conservative activists are making their way to the […]

Well, At Least I Never Called Justice Souter a ‘Goat-F***ing Child Molester’

NTTAWWT. But the news that Red State is in charge of the Blogger’s Lounge at CPAC inspired a memorable reaction from the unlinkable Charles Johnson of Little Green Footballs: RedState.com is in Charge of Bloggers at CPAC Blogosphere | Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 5:29:49 pm PST Redstate.com, home to some of the most extreme […]

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