Ted Cruz: ‘Count Me a Proud Wacko Bird’
Douglas Graham/Roll Call(WASHINGTON) — Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said he’s willing to embrace the “wacko bird” label given to him by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., if it means he is defending the Constitution.“If standing for liberty…
Marco Rubio Discusses Science, ‘Mutual Respect’ at CPAC
Alex Wong/Getty Images(NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.) — Sen. Marco Rubio on Thursday challenged some of the stereotypes affixed to the Republican Party on two hot-button topics, abortion and gay marriage, telling the Conservative Political Action Conference th…
Chris Christie ‘Not Being Invited’ to CPAC
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/GettyImages(WASHINGTON) — There are almost 40 featured speakers at next month’s Conservative Political Action Conference, but one of the most popular Republican governors in the country has yet to receive an invite.New Jer…
Newt Gingrich on Obama: ‘We Know Who He Really Is’
MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Newt Gingrich took the stage at CPAC Friday afternoon to a backdrop of two giant pictures of him standing in front of some of his more prominent supporters.The photo, in a bluish-grayscale, was of Gingrich at…
Romney Pitches to the Right, and a Skeptic Listens
MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Howard Moye sat in the last row with his arms crossed watching Mitt Romney tell conservatives why they should nominate him to challenge President Obama.Romney spouted off line after line aimed at the crowd at…
CPAC: DeMint Thinks GOP Race Could Go to Convention; Perry May Run Again
Mark Wilson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — What did we learn walking around CPAC, the Conservative Political Action Conference, the annual Woodstock for the right, held in Washington, D.C.?For starters, don’t expect the GOP presidential race to end …
At CPAC, Humor Prevails Among Former Presidential Candidates
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — At the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C., jokes were a common thread between the speeches of former GOP presidential candidates Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry.Bachmann and Perry ea…
Sarah Palin to Make Keynote Speech at CPAC
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Sarah Palin will be the keynote speaker at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference on Feb. 11, after four years of consistently rejecting the top spot at the high-profile conservative conference in …