Storm Surge

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The American Spectator:

 

 

Storm Surge

 

By Robert Stacy McCain on 8.27.12 @ 6:11AM

Republicans in Tampa prepare for the coming campaign fury.

TAMPA, Florida -- A day of overcast skies gave way to a night of steady rain here Sunday, and a gusty breeze was ruffling the palm trees outside the mansion near the bay by the time former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour was asked to speak at the private party.

"This is the most important presidential election of anybody in this room's lifetime," Barbour told the conservative bloggers and activists crowded into the living room. "I'm the oldest person in here, and there's never been an election in my lifetime with the consequences or the stakes in this election, because there's never been an election where the difference between the candidates of the two parties was greater."

Barbour's words inspired a respectful silence from the festive crowd at Blog Bash, the party that drew together a high-caliber contingent