Last Day in D.C. :(

Today was the last official day of the CPAC conference :( Today was really busy with having conferences all day long. First we listened to Mitch's wife who was absolutely amazing. I am pretty sure she is the sweetest politician I have ever heard. After she spoke Miranda and I were starving so we decided to go grab a bite to eat. Then, we apparently met a famous actor but we had no clue. Miranda had walked outside and during her trip a man walked up asking where she got her coffee, she thought it was all strange because people were following him like he was something important, but she did not think much of it. After showing him where to get coffee he introduced himself and the people around him started shaking her hand. Then he proceeds to walk over to our table and introduce himself to me. He stays and talks to us about how he likes Kentucky, and then Miranda asks him, "So who are you?" Everyone apparently knew who Robert Davi was but we were clueless. Then, as we are trying to get in line for Ann Coulter Stephen Baldwin is walking with us.

Ann was interesting with her jokes regarding the comparison between Obama and Jesus...(if anyone has Dr. Turner for psychology I thought of our blog when she was talking). My favorite thing she said though was they are constantly comparing Obama to two presidents that were not democrats...Reagan and Lincoln. I have a minor obsession with Lincoln and Reagan started my love for politics, so it kind of upsets me when someone tries to fill their shoes, so it was quite funny when she brought this up. After Ann the girls went to the Claire Booth Luce Institute luncheon where Bay Buchanan spoke. She is phenomenal and to hear her words of encouragement kind of made me feel like I could do anything. She mentioned how sometimes even if we have prestigious degrees you have to start low because that is how you gain respect. She is remarkable and deserved to be the woman of the year.

The saddest part of the day was after waiting in line to see the love of my life Rush L. I was informed that I would not be able to get in to hear him speak so I had to go into an overflow room. At first I was a little upset because he is another person I kind of love, but then I moved on. CPAC had come to a close, and honestly I was a little sad. It's been amazing and inspiring on so many levels. These people that I did not know coming into this trip are some amazing people, and I am so glad we all got to share this experience :)

Whitney Waller