Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Turnin’ Up the Heat, For Real [Kathryn Jean Lopez]
As the RNC looks for a new chairman, its voting members might want someone to pay attention to their Young Eagles program. This young group of donors might give off the wrong vibe about the seriousness of the stakes for the GOP. The Young Eagles were most recently mentioned in The Corner for e-mailing out an invitation to a party at The Breakers in West Palm proclaiming: “As is apparent to most of you, this election was not stellar, but let me give you some decent news…we lost far fewer House and Senate seats than expected.... We can either rest on our laurels, or we can move forward and rebuild and revitalize the party.”
(Um, what laurels?)
And now, there is this, which comes via forwarded e-mail, from an RNC "coordinator":
Subject: Young Eagles: "Turnin' Up the Heat" Miami, FL Event
All,
Please find the attached invitation to the Young Eagles "Turnin' Up the Heat" event in Miami on January 23rd and 24th. I hope that you can attend as this will be our first event of the New Year. It is imperative that we discuss and plan the future of the Young Eagles as we move forward and look to the 2010 elections.
We are currently working on lining up a few VIP's for both the dinner and the game. I will keep you posted on any developments. Additionally, Rich Beeson, the RNC political director, will be attending as we look to get the group more involved within the RNC. He will address the GOP's plans for moving forward, forecast upcoming elections, etc.
In terms of lodging, Miami has a plethora of options. Several choices to consider are The Fontainebleau (305) 538-2000), the Ritz Carlton (786-276-1144), or The Shore Club (305-695-3100).
I look forward to seeing everyone in Miami. …
I have nothing against even losing parties having parties, but I hope some of those Young Eagles share my reaction to this first YE event in the Age of Obama: The hard choices are not the Fountainebleau, the Ritz Carlton, or the Shore Club.
01/06 02:40 PM
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