McCain rejects CPAC invite

By Ralph Z. Hallow
THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Sen. John McCain is the only major Republican presidential candidate who will not address the nation's premier gathering of conservatives this year.

Sponsors of the Conservative Political Action Conference, which begins today in Washington and brings together thousands of conservative leaders and grass-roots activists, say the Arizona Republican has "dissed" organizers by attempting to schedule a private reception for attendees after rejecting invitations to speak at the event.

John McCain can go on David Letterman to announce his candidacy, but he can't go speak at the CPAC conference. According to the polls, he's dropping like a rock... With stunts like this, no wonder he's dropping.