CPAC is another week distant. Speakers announced. Cue the usual controversies. This year’s controversy awards go to the alleged “snubbing” of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie — a speaker last year but not invited this year. Another winner in the controversy department is the decision not to have official participation by a gay group — GOP Proud . (And full disclosure here, last year I was a panelist at CPAC and, alas, cannot attend this year. I will miss it.) The other day, Mark Levin posted a link to William F. Buckley Jr.’s original mission statement for National Review. In ... Read More