The Other McCain

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CPAC Day 1.1: Your Blog Dollars at Work

CPAC: Pamela Geller And Robert Spencer Strike Again

by Smitty In the Rock Star Blogger pantheon, few exceed Pamela and Robert for lasting impact. It’s one thing to carve out a blog, and quite another to do something like bring Geert Wilders to CPAC 2009. What do these two do for an encore? The Freedom Defense Initiative. This blog in particular looks forward […]

CPAC: Items On The Horizon from Mattera the Online Tax Revolt

by Smitty At lunch today with Jason Mattera, who took enough time off from afflicting the comfortably elected to write a book During lunch, we had a visit from Kevin M., with a press release for the Online Tax Revolt, which is purportedly live today. According to the hard copy press release I was given, […]

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 […]

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