CPAC's babysitters

Philip Klein said...

It's really unfortunate that in three days at CPAC during which time conservatives make a concerted effort to have serious discussions on a number of important topics, Coulter always hogs the headlines by saying something stupid.

I find it interesting that the vast majority of people having vapors over Coulter's remarks weren't even at CPAC. They also act like stem-winding bombast like Coulter's is both unusual and detrimental to the goals of CPAC. The conservative block has flexed its muscle on numerous occasions, so I fail to understand how Coulter's provocative speech does anything to either harm or help the credibility of the group.

Also ironically, many of the same people who are looking down their noses at Coulter are the ones who have unabashedly cheered her books, Godless and Treason. Coulter has said far more provocative and bombastic things in both of those works than she has ever said at CPAC.

Personally, I think there are too many people who take themselves far too seriously and simply need a reason to huff and puff.