Dispatch
Lisa Verrico was passing Mile 21 when her cell phone pinged in its arm holster. Then it pinged again. And again.Without breaking stride, she took it off her arm and looked: text messages from friends and family. Are you all right? Are you hurt? And then: A bomb went off at the finish line. Verrico stopped running. READ MORE >>
While much has been made of Marco Rubio’s performance at CPAC and the GOP’s Latino outreach, it’s hard, walking the crowded, carpeted halls at this gathering, not to notice the Republican Party’s other big demographic problem: women. The attendees are overwhelmingly male and, of the forty-two speakers in the first two days of the conference, there were only five women. (Sarah Palin was slated for the convention’s third day.) This reflects the Party’s broader dilemma. READ MORE >>
How do you find a job in conservative Washington? If the panelists at today’s jobs panel at CPAC are to be believed, the answer is simple: wiles, persistence, and thank you cards. READ MORE >>
