McCain Not Speaking At CPAC

     Senator McCain is trying to be a slick little fellow as of late.

 Sponsors of the Conservative Political Action Conference invited McCain to speak at their gathering, which starts today, and McCain said no thanks. They call this event the premier gather of the countries conservatives but I guess that  " McPain " has gotten to big for them, but not to big to go and try to invite some of the attendees to a reception in private. Needless to say, the organizers are a little hostile towards  " McPain " at this point. Source

   If Senator McCain keeps things such as this up, the Democrats will have only themselves to blame if they do not capture the White House as McCain is simply splitting the Republicans into groups. Who is going to back who on the GOP side will become an interesting topic later on in the year.

Washington Times

  "It was a classical McCain move, dissing us by going behind our backs," said William J. Lauderback, executive vice president of the American Conservative Union.
    Convening through Saturday at a sold-out Omni Shoreham Hotel, the 34th annual CPAC will feature personal appearances and nationally televised speeches by every Republican presidential hopeful except Mr. McCain, said David A. Keene, chairman of the ACU, which, along with Young America's Foundation and Human Events, is a principal sponsor of CPAC.
    Conservative activists have speculated that Mr. McCain did not want to be seen on television "pandering" to Republican "right-wingers" but wanted to court those same activists at a reception in the same hotel.
    "He turned down repeated CPAC offers to speak but then tried to get around us by having his office call the hotel to rent a room for a reception for CPAC attendees -- without first seeking approval of CPAC organizers," said Mr. Lauderback.

 

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