CPAC: Are These Participants Part of the Problem or Part of the Solution for the Republicans?

Potential 2012 GOP candidates Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, Newt Gingrich, Jim DeMint, Ron Paul, Tim Polente (along with Rush Limbaugh and Joe the Plumber) and no shows, Sarah Palin and Bobby Jindal

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[LILDECENCY]

WHO GIVES A FUCK ABOUT SARAH PALIN??!?!?! REPORT THE NEWS!!!! RON PAULLL

[whoo689]

Free markets, Mike Pence? Lol. Nice try! It's obvious you and your party are the party of Wall St., not the party of free markets. I mean, if that were the case, you'd be repealing ALL corporate welfare TOMORROW!! Instead, you're giving tax breaks to certain industries and corporations like Walmart at the expense of the rest of the market. You distort the market by constantly giving your rich friends in Big Sugar subsidies and help. Don't talk to me about "free" markets, you jackasses.

[whoo689]

As much as Ron Paul tries, he's not gonna be able to change the minds of these stubborn-as-a-mule-conservativ­e Republicans no matter how often he goes to CPAC. Reach out to independent voters and libertarians and libertarian conservatives who will be a lot more receptive to the message, Paul!

[whoo689]

I wish Ron Paul would stop going to these conventions. I mean, he is in a way the "true" conservative in the GOP, but come on. So much of what Ron Paul believes is shunned or spit on by the typical party and movement leaders. I love Ron Paul as a candidate and public servant, so that's why I don't like him making himself look bad by going to a convention where everyone else pretty much hates his guts.

You gotta admit, the typical folks at CPAC are mainstream Republicans through and through

[lavenderpebbles]

I guess I missed your point because your comment sounded snarky. Well, anyway, ok you're not a klansman, but I am a registered Democrat. I don't recognize them anymore and I hate these political parties. Never in my life would I have thought I would ever talk about politics and side with a Republican (except for Gov. Arnold, but then again look where he's gotten CA. They're saying he's more Democrat than Republican). But anyways...

[mistergarth]

"f you want to compare being a Democrat to a Klansman..."

Did you really, truly miss my point entirely, or are you just pretending to be an idiot for snarks sake?

I am not a klansman.

You are not a Democrat.

Through the glory of the internet, we can pretend to be things we're not to make some sort of point.

[lavenderpebbles]

I agree. If America wanted change, they'll need to vote in a 3rd party.

[lavenderpebbles]

Well, if you want to compare being a Democrat to a Klansman because that's your way of thinking and how you understand things, then more power to ya. Geez......

[mistergarth]

I was especially amused by the talk of young conservatives feeling liberated with the departure of the Bush administration.

Yippee! We don't have to march in lockstep behind our leader anymore! In fact, we don't have to support anything! The new bedrock principle of conservatism: "just say 'NO'. To everything. Absolutely everything. NO, NO, NO!"

[mistergarth]

"I identify myself as a Democrat here b/c I don't want ppl to think that only Repubs support [Palin]"

Precious.

I'm a klansman for Obama. Ain't the internet grand?