So was Mike Bloomberg, Jonah. I for one am glad that the "C" in "CPAC" still stands for Conservative.
Christie does not, alas, qualify. And since social conservatism is the basis for all conservatism since it teaches us the difference between right and wrong, CPAC is better off excluding those philosophies which destroy the traditional family unit.
In other words, Jonah, pound sand.
Nanny Bloomberg was first elected as a republican, then he was reelected as a democrat, which he originally was. He was a second time reelected as an independent