The Romney Speech at CPAC
I have been surveying tried-and-true conservatives on their reactions to the McCain speech at CPAC in Washington, D.C. yesterday, and to be honest, most want to talk about the Romney speech earlier in the day, in which Romney announcedhe was "suspending" his campaign, and not the McCain speech.
Gary Kreep of Ramona, CA, the President of the US Justice Foundation and a CPAC "old-hand" summed up the comments I am receiving. He told me this afternoon, "Romney sounded like he was running for President in 2012." Even though Romneymade it plain that the time for a Republican president was now.
I took a second to take that in, and then said, "well, do you think Romney is supportive of McCain in 2008?" And Gary answered, "yes, but my feeling is the speech was about him, not McCain, and that he is running in 2012."
Interesting.
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