Wow... I'm a Canadian, can't vote in the Republican primaries and caucuses, much less the US general election in November. But I sure would have liked to be at the CPAC conference this past weekend.
I did catch Rick Santorum's speech live on CNN Friday morning, and was pleasantly surprised. He looked more presidential, lost the cowboy tie, aced his quote of the Declaration of Independence (no stumbling over the word "Creator" this time), and even managed to make a joke.
By the way, loved the joke just before Santorum's speech: A conservative, a moderate, and a liberal walked into a bar. The bartender said, "Hi, Mitt!" (I told that joke over dinner on Saturday night. They didn't get it. Their loss...)
Santorum was no doubt buoyed by a recent trifecta/hat trick of wins in Colorado, Missouri, and Minnesota. He definitely had the wind in his sails. (However, Mitt took Maine, despite Ron Paul skipping CPAC to focus his efforts in that state. CPAC also gave Romney its reluctant blessing over Santorum.)
P.S. - I didn't see Sarah Palin's speech but I read about it in the newspaper. (Yes, even here in Ottawa, Canada -- the other capital.) I think her line about Obama turning a shining city on a hill into a sinking ship was not the most appropriate metaphor. Couild the Tea Party be accused of jettisoning cargo overboard, like its namesake of the revolutionary era? Just a thought ...
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