Hello from Reno and the Conservative Leadership Conference
I am currently in the Nugget hotel in Reno, Nevada, taking some time to relax. I am attending the Conservative Leadership Conference hosted by Chuck Muth and Eric Odom. It has been a fun time, and I’ve met some fired up activists and bloggers. FreedomWorks Chairman Dick Armey gave a great speech this morning on the nature of politics today, and his views of how bloggers and activists should hold politicians accountable.
He was interviewed by a reporter from the Reno Gazette-Journal, and made national news (Drudge Report) by saying he thinks Hillary Clinton will be the next president. Bloggers have responded to his remarks at Red State and Granite Grok.
I happen to agree with Armey and after seeing Governor Mitt Romney live today I was not that impressed, just as I was not with Fred Thompson. Romney is a better speaker than Thompson and was good talking to people one on one, whereas Thompson avoided the bloggers at the Defending the Dream Summit in D.C. When asked, Romney didn’t come out in support of fundamental tax reform, and failed to mention anything about entitlement reform.
Congressman Duncan Hunter, Ambassador Alan Keyes and Congressman Bob Barr also attended the event this weekend. The folks here in Reno are really excited to have a conference in their home town, and I’ve invited a bunch of them to join FreedomWorks at our Liberty Summit in November.
Congrats to Chuck and Eric for putting on a great conference!