Well, Couldn't Make It to CPAC 2012, But Looks Like Folks Had a Blast

Attending CPAC really is a rite of passage for conservatives, and especially for conservative bloggers, as it's truly the one time that you'll have a chance to meet all the people you read and link on a daily basis.

I'm pictured here from last year with Herman Cain and Pamela Geller.

Every year Pamela holds some of the best and best-attended events at the conference. And of course her criticism of the American Conservative Union for kowtowing to jihad is legend. And now it turns out that Pamela and Robert Spencer had something of an epic confrontation with Muslim snake Suhail Kahn, and she's got video: "FULL VIDEO: Suhail Khan Unhinged Spencer/Geller Take Down."

And of course, if you go, get ready to party with Robert Stacy McCain, who had a mention at Politico the other day, "5 non-politicians to watch at CPAC":

If you want to see someone thoroughly enjoy CPAC, look no further than this Washington Times-turned-American Spectator scribe, whose weathered face (he likes to call himself a “skinny redneck”) gets a new glow this time of year whenever CPAC comes to town. He calls it “Mardi Gras for the right.” After years of attending, he knows most virtually everyone and occupies the Marriott Wardman like a mayor (or “an epic schmoozer” or a “cruise director”). And he loves the rare opportunity in Washington of surrounded by his conservative pals, since he normally just annoys liberals. How can you find McCain? If the chain smoking and fedora don’t tip you off, he’ll be the guy in the press section who brings his family and boisterously laughs at Ann Coulter’s jokes, to the chagrin of mainstream types. And how do you know he’s pumped for this year? He’s already dubbed it the “best CPAC ever” and has planned how to “be in seven places simultaneously.”

Apparently not in attendance this year is Skye from Midnight Blue, who according to her Twitter feed had a ton of work commitments that kept her home.

William Jacobson didn't attend either and he's already having second thoughts: "Almost makes me wish I had gone to CPAC."

I'll have more coverage coming up.

Added: I met Kevin from Marooned in Marin last year as well, and he's at CPAC 2012 and blogging up a storm.