That's right. CPAC is the root of all evil.

So sayeth that brilliant politico of the Left, that Titan of thought, that witty minx.....John Kerry.

Yep. Kerry seems to believe that CPAC is the end of civilization as he knows it. Clearly, the boy is upset he didn't get an invite.

He seems to think that a lot of plotting and scheming goes on there. Or that it is the heart and soul of the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy.

It's fun. It's great to see friends. But I hate to break it to him.....while the speakers are certainly key movement leaders, a significant majority of the audience is by and large made up of college kids who are entirely focused on getting a job in Washington after college, running for some College Republican post or looking to get Ann Coulter's autograph (or her phone number).

Don't get me wrong, though, this is great because it gives all of us hope for the next generation -- to see all of these conservative young folks is awesome. And I said, CPAC is great fun and it is wonderful to see old friends and make new ones. But it isn't the spin machine that Kerry makes it out to be in his latest email missive. It doesn't have to be.

What Kerry has never understood is that the positions and ideas of conservatives have caught on not because of brilliant packaging, but because they are powerful ideas. Just saying "no" to our conservative philosophy or continually whining about something does not a platform make.

Kerry apparently has no ability to internalize the notion that the nation did indeed reject him and his lunatic extremist ideas. It was not that George W. Bush is a spinmeister extraordinaire. The ideas won in the last couple of elections. Not the spin.

By the way, his new program is called "Break Their Grip On Power." That's pretty catchy, ain't it.

Here is Kerry's email. Judge for yourself:

Dear XXXXX,
Dick Cheney will be there. So will Rick Santorum...Phyllis Schlafly...Newt Gingrich...Ann Coulter...Republican Party Chairman Ken Mehlman...and Grover Norquist, a figure at the center of the Jack Abramoff Republican lobbying scandal.

Tomorrow, at 9:30 a.m., the gavel will drop on CPAC 2006 - the Conservative Political Action Conference. Soon a parade of Bush administration and Republican Party leaders will trek over to kiss the rings of the right-wing political operatives who work so hard to push the reckless Bush agenda through Congress - and of the right-wing agitators that stop at nothing to keep Bush-backing candidates in power.

They've got a lot to talk about. Because from excusing the incompetence of the Katrina response...to denying the illegality of warrantless domestic spying...to condoning the corruption of the DeLay/Abramoff wing of the GOP...to disguising Bush policy failures on everything from Iraq to Social Security to the botched prescription drug program......Republican and right-wing activists have been getting a lot of practice trying to hide their incompetence, corruption and failures from the American people.

While they plot strategy, here's what we're going to do: raise the money we need to break their grip on power and drive them from office.

Contribute Today to Break Their Grip on Power

Our Break Their Grip on Power campaign will mobilize our grassroots network and deliver a forceful message in neighborhoods across America.

We will use newspaper ads, radio ads and grassroots "spread the message" initiatives to define the issues of 2006 and defend Democrats who tell the truth about the real needs of the American people.

We'll break their grip on power by changing the course of close campaigns at a moment's notice acting -- three million people strong -- to deliver unprecedented levels of grassroots help to support our candidates.

We'll break their grip on power by pulling our candidates through to victory with our Fight Back Fund springing into action whenever one of our candidates comes under attack.

And, as Election Day approaches, we'll break their grip on power by getting out the vote for change by using the full power of the Internet to drive Democratic and independent voters to the polls - bringing to our side even many lifelong Republicans who feel betrayed by a Republican Party that long ago lost its moorings.

Contribute Today to Break Their Grip on Power

When I joined courageous Democrats in the filibuster against the Alito nomination, I told you it was important to stand up for what we believe in, win or lose. Today, I want to remind you that, when it comes to the 2006 elections, we can't afford to lose. If we want to break their grip on power, winning is the only option.

Let's get it done, starting today and never turning back until the last vote is counted 270 days from now.

Sincerely,
John Kerry