We cats are mystified by all the breathlessness surrounding CPAC's "snub" of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. Clearly the folks at POLITICO and elsewhere are forgetting recent history.
Fact: Al Cardenas is chairman of CPAC.
Fact: Al Cardenas long ago hitched his wagon to Jeb! Bush's star.
Fact: Chris Christie is currently the, um, biggest threat to Jeb! having the 2016 Republican Presidential nomination handed to him on a platter — the way his brother received it back in 2000.
Fact: It is not in Jeb!'s interest, and therefore not in Al Cardenas's interest, to give Chris Christie the opportunity to repair his issues with the hard-core right wing of the party. Or to allow him a "Sister Souljah" moment with them while every other speaker will be bowing and scraping and slobbing.
So, we cats think this is all about Bush. And why has Cardenas invited nuts like Rand Paul, and has-beens like the famous quitter from Alaska, Ricky Santorum and Willard Mitt Romney, to speak? To make Jeb! shine by comparison, of course.
(Inviting the crazies also gives Jeb! the opportunity to cement his reputation with Pundit World as the "sane" Republican in the field — despite his despicable right-wing record and racist politics.)
Finally, in case you're wondering why semi-respectable figures like Bobby Jindal and Susana Martinez won't present competition to Jeb! at CPAC, that's easy: They're auditioning for vice president, natch.
We cats can't wait. Send in the clowns!
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