There has been a lot said about the attendance and address by John McCain at CPAC this week. 

Most everyone agrees that McCain is going to have to make major considerations towards the GOP's conservative base and detail key issue components in his platform; as in Judicial Selection Ideology, Embryonic Stem-Cell Research, Free Political Speech, and Immigration.

McCain’s decision to show up at the event this year and address the gathering may eventually turn out to be a very good, even crucial, one for his presidential hopes.

However, history may ultimately reveal that the most important words spoken at CPAC were those exchanged between Mitt Romney and a large contingent from the political right, as reported by The Washington Times.

The group of about 50 conservative leaders organized a make-shift meeting of minds following the address to the conference, in which he surprised many in attendance by suspending his presidential campaign.  The meeting's objective was to request that Romney continue standing with them and that he would agree to be the voice of the conservative movement's future.

Since halting his run, it’s been interesting to speculate on just what kind of role Mitt Romney will take on for the next several years.  From the behind-the-scenes events at CPAC, it's clear that the conservative movement would like him to fill his time maintaining his strong advocacy for the conservative cause.

After my last post, which got stunning reviews; I thought I would follow up with another non-controversial subject.

Who in the Republican party can beat the Clintons? Now I know the gut reaction is going to be Anyone and Everyone should beat the Clintons, but I am more interested in who can actually beat them?

Huckabee doesn't seem to have the pull with the centrists. Romney doesn't have the pull with values voters. Giuliani, well, I'm less inclined to believe that he is a real candidate for President; I think he just likes a good vacation in Florida or something. McCain doesn't really seem to have conservative Republican support. Oh and most of you hate Ron Paul.

That being said, what is the winning ticket against a Hillary Clinton for President and Tom Vilisack for VP? Can Romney/Huckabee bury the hatchet? Will Huckabee's talk of amending the constitution sink them in the center or Romney's faccade' of being a human being instead of a plastic politician? At a time when the country appears to be leaning slightly to the left, and people are unsatisfied with the incumbent government - this may be the perfect opportunity for the Clintons to take Washington by storm.

Now, consider this.

A third party run by Mike Bloomberg, is the best opportunity that the country has to avoid another Clinton decade, and let me break it down for you why.

Ross Perot is often cited as taking the Presidency away from G H.W. Bush - because he ran as a center-right leaning populist. It is a known fact that many of Mike Bloomberg's social positions are center left, socially he is liberal, which means he will challenge the Democratic nod, whoever it is, even in traditionally Democratic states. Mike Bloomberg could actually win New York and California.

The way I see it, you need Mike Bloomberg to run, lest you face the Clinton Machine by yourselves, and do you really want another decade of that?

Sign the petition to encourage Mike Bloomberg to run - even if it is just an Anyone But Clinton vote.