CPAC was a very exciting few days. First off, the price of the trip for the flights, hotel stay, and transportation were pretty amazing. Secondly, we were able to attend several speeches from top Republican presidential contenders. Some of us even got to meet some of these politicians. Not to mention, the touring and nights out on the town were pretty fun too!
I agree a lot with the things that Barrett stated in his most recent blog. I feel like I’m more readily available to become an activist for the Republican Party. Ron Paul was a bit too liberty-loving-over-the-top for me. The Paul libertarians were quite radical. Furthermore, I thought they were rude to just up and leave the ballroom after Paul spoke. These actions diminish the possibilities for libertarians to lead the Republican Party. I do think that they are an important aspect because their absolute liberty rhetoric needs to be heard. However, I believe that they did themselves a disservice: disrespecting the other speakers brought them no respect in return.
Overall, I think CPAC really energized the conservatives who attended. We needed to understand that we need to fight for freedom and liberty NOW. We needed to understand how important it is to keep taxes low and slash spending NOW. We needed to hear about consolidating and eliminating bureaucracy as much as possible NOW. We needed to hear about how our country needs to bolster its American exceptionalism; it’s perfectly acceptable for us to be proud of our nation. These were just a handful of the relating themes that most of the speakers posited. Hopefully, all the CPAC attendees will keep these principles in mind as we prepare to take back our country in 2012. Lastly, in the words of Congressman Allen West and others, IN GOD WE TRUST!
-Thomas Cameron
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