I’ve heard a lot of hype about Sen. George Allen. The words "heir to Reagan" have come up more than once.
If Allen is Reagan’s heir, I demand a paternity test. This guy is a void.
As the keynote speaker of last night’s CPAC dinner, he couldn’t command a room. The beginning of his speech was lost below the din of the dinner.
And it’s just as well.
The speech itself was remarkably banal.
His "three key missions" for the U.S.:
1) Security (War on Terror, etc.)
2) Competitiveness (education, taxes, etc.)
3) Values (for some odd reason, reducing pork was included under this header)
He used a lot of football metaphors, calling his speech before CPACers a kind of "team meeting." He kept calling the crowd "team."
Put a fork in this guy. He’s not going anywhere.
(This post can be held against me and used to mock me mercilessly if/when he wins the Republican nomination in 2008.)
OK, admittedly I’ve never heard him speak in person, but I’ve seen him on TV and he seems very impressive. There always seems to be a mindset among some people that “if person X doesn’t perform for me the one time I see them, then they aren’t good”. As if he was auditioning for you personally. I did not hear this speech so I can’t comment on it, but the smarminess with which you dismiss him just because he didn’t perform to your expectations this one time is really off-putting.
It’s amazing how often I hear about the “blogger revolution” and how bloggers are so much better than the MSM in a number of areas. It’s nice that we have some conservative voices out there, but unfortunately your comments show that bloggers are just as capable of being arrogant and self-centered as much as MSM is.
I was at the event, and share Ryan’s opinion of Allen’s performance.
‘Paternity test’ indeed!
If George Allen is the best that the Republican establishment can do, God help us all…