Allen To Speak At Secretive CNP....
ShareThe Council for National Policy -- a thrice yearly closed-door conservative gathering of considerable, though waning influence -- meets this weekend for their 25th anniversary celebration in Tyson's Corner, VA.
Sen. George Allen (R-VA) will attend a dinner described on a schedule we received as "Exclusively for Members and Spouses of CNP's Gold Circle and Executive Committee."
Current CNP President Kenneth Cribb officially kicks off the meeting on Friday morning. Speakers that day include NRA pres. Sandra Froman, Sen. Rick Santorum, DHS sec. Michael Chertoff, Heritage Foundation pres. Edwin Fuelner, Jr., Phyllis Schlafly, Grover Norquist and US Amb. John Bolton.
Saturday speakers include Baroness Caroline Ann Cox of Queensbury, ex-OPM dir. Kay Coles James, Oliver North and Robert Bork.
What's remarkable about this guest list is how unremarkable it actually is. It reminds us of, say, CPAC, circa 2003.
The CNP keeps the press out and insists that all speeches and conversations are "off the record," so perhaps Mr. Bolton will say something interesting about Iran. Or Mr. Chertoff will do more than explain the administration's counterrorism policy.
The CNP has no favorite candidate for '08, and the meeting with Allen, in particular, is akin to a collective vet by CNP luminaries, including Paul Weyrich and Phyllis Schlafly. [MARC AMBINDER]
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