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CPAC 2010
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
Much has been written and said about CPAC 2010. As one who spent Wednesday through Saturday at the Wardman Park Marriott attending the conference, I would like to add my two cents worth.
First and foremost, CPAC 2010 was the most energetic and exciting CPAC I have ever attended and I have been every year since 1983. Not only did they surpass the highest previous year’s attendance by more than 20%, the program was packed with more useful information for grassroots political activists than ever before. I have never seen so many breakout sessions, or so many useful and helpful workshops on all kinds of subjects.
The speaker line-up in the main auditorium (which seated in excess of 3,000 people and was full at most times during the day) was fantastic. Much stronger than previous years.
The event was not without controversy. First there were those who were sniping at it because of the co-sponsor lineup which included the gay Republican group “GOProud” and The John Birch Society. There were the Tea Party activists and the Ron Paul followers and lots of (small “l”) libertarians and (capital “L”) Libertarians. There were those who want to build a border fence and those who are for more open immigration policy. There were those who were pro-Bush-wars and those who were opposed to the Bush wars.
All-in-all, I can honestly say that this group at CPAC was the most “diverse” gathering of conservatives that I have ever seen. Libertarians, gay Republican, Birchers, neo-cons, traditional conservatives, social conservatives, birthers, etc. But the glue that held this group together is opposition to Big Government and Barack Obama, Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi. Let’s hope that all these conservative factions can continue to agree upon the one common enemy until it is defeated. If that can be done, CPAC 2010 and the Conservative Movement, will be remembered as a success.
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