Doug Welch, Skye, a couple others and I decided to blow off Newt Gingrich at CPAC and head to Lafayette Park for the Chicago Tea Party. Yes, we arrived a little late, but we still had a couple hundred people at a good, if ill-timed tea party. In addition to the DC protest trifecta of Uncle Jimbo, concretebob and Michelle Malkin, I also ran into Krystle, and Skye was interviewed by Joe the Plumber.
I’ll try something new; a WordPress photo album.
OMG, you own a tie? And Michelle Malkin, I jealous!
Do remember that the longest-serving employee at Hot Air is Allahpundit, somebody so reclusive Michelle is one of only a very few who knows who he is. Even Ed Morrissey doesn’t know (or at least he’s taking a “tell you then kill you” approach.
I’m thinking about doing a “priceless” commercial, even as I way overspent for the actual CPAC ticket. I could’ve done everything I’ve done so far (well, except for the pre-CPAC reception before I stumbled into Matt Margolis’ and Sean’s get together) with the standard ticket. Running into a whole host of who’s who in both the blogosphere and the next generation of conservatives/Republicans (yes, there is still a bit of a split) has been worth it, and there’s still Rush.
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