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Kaufer at the convention

Former RNC Chairman Michael Steele is looking like a genius for scheduling the Republican National Convention in Florida during hurricane season. The storm has missed Tampa probably because Pat Robertson prayed it away but is headed right for New Orleans as the 7th anniversary of Katrina approaches. They already cancelled Monday's activities and might have to cut the whole thing short.

120th Republican HD candidate Aaron Kaufer is in Tampa and is writing up his experience for the Times Leader. So far he reports that Chris Christie disappointed him and Lou Barletta was greeted like a rock star. Governor Tom Corbett and PA House Speaker Sam Smith are also attending. Surprisingly there is a dust up about abortion after the Aiken comments and PA Senate candidate Tom Smith equating having a baby out of wedlock to rape.

No word if Phyllis Mundy will be reporting from Charlotte.

My pal Alex is hosting an event  

Mitt Romney Acceptance Speech Watch Party

 Mulligans on 41 South Main Street in Wilkes-Barre. Thursday 8:00pm until 11:00pm. Free street parking after 6pm, also there is parking across the street.

Private room reserved in corner back bar with 2 large screen TV's. NO
CHARGE for admission.

Cash Bar & Pizza. More details will follow. Corn dogs are also on the menu.

You can RSVP at the Facebook page

Flavor of the month

I remember the last time around in the Republican nominating process when some of my Republican friends thought Fred Thompson was the answer to their prayers because they were unhappy with the field especially front runner John McCain. That worked out well.

This time many of the true faithful want an alternative to next one in line , Mitt Romney. Michelle Bachman created a buzz for a bit even winning the Iowa straw poll until Rick Perry got in the race and stole her thunder. Now Perry is fizzling out after his less than stellar debate performances losing the Florida GOP straw poll to the pizza guy.

So now the hope is that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will get into the race despite his previous statements like "short of suicide, I don't really know what I'd have to do to convince you people that I'm not running. I'm not running." The blunt talking Governor telling people to
"get the hell off the beach." as Hurricane Irene was bearing down and telling Washington to get it's act together after the disaster

“You want to figure out budget cuts, that’s fine..You’re going to turn it into a fiasco like that debt-limit thing where you’re fighting with each other for eight or nine weeks and you expect the citizens of my state to wait? They’re not gonna wait, and I’m going to fight to make sure that they don’t,” Christie said putting the Tea Party-driven House on notice that its slash and gut politics will not be tolerated.

He also defended his choice of a Muslim as a Judge saying "Sharia Law has nothing to do with this at all, it’s crazy!"

Yep, he will go far in this atmosphere.