[sickoflibs]

The author mixes two different subjects together : Christie and gays, so I am not going to bother w those two on this thread.

My problem with CPAC is they invited one candidate who lost a major election, one who lost the same primary, and another who just made believe she was running for that same office just to get attention. So why are they relevent?

Is conservism just about losing?

Now inviting Cruz is good. he won Texas and he is fresh and new. Scott Walker is a really good choice. Try presenting a picture of success not failure.

[BillyBoy]

The headline mentions gays, but the article is 90% about Christie. Did CPAC quit extending an invitation to GOProud and the Log Cabin Republicans (I thought most of them became GOProud, but apparently they're still around) That's what the article implies, but doesn't make clear.

I've given up on CPAC some time ago. FR was right to boycott them in 2011 over the gay flap, I'm not sure why they got favorable coverage here in 2012 because the issue hadn't gone away.

CPAC overall has become too libertarian and Ron Paul friendly for my tastes. They're supposed to be CPAC, not LPAC. As someone else noted, I don't have a problem with "gays", if a "gay conservative" wants to attend CPAC, more the power to him. I DO have a problem with "gay activists", however. If your organization wants to push for gay marriage, gays in the military, etc., find another venue to do it. I'm not drinking the kool-aid that that's a "true conservative" position.

[Impy]

I’m going to bother.

Goldberg is a fricking idiot. He admits Christie helped Obama, which is treason to the party let alone to conservatism (not to mention the country), but thinks he should be invited anyway? Invite some fat piece of crap who basically kissed Obama’s ring? He’s not a conservative Jonah.

And gays? That’s just as dumb Jonah. Truly conservative gays don’t form gay groups, they live their damn lives in private as they should, they don’t wear being gay as a political identity. These GOProud people are *mostly* conservative gays who support gay marriage and a few other liberal polices, the point of their group is to push conservatives to be pro gay. No liberal advocacy at “CPAC”. Would you let “Republicans for tax hikes” hand out flyers?

You are right those other people shouldn’t have been invited either. Newt? Mitt? 2 more non conservatives and feckless losers to boot. Both of them should be buried alive never to be heard from again.