Lew, the cheers for the speakers this weekend, but especially for you, were extremely gratifying. Not because you or I are vain, but for this very good reason: what Beltway think-tank head is ever greeted by standing ovations and wild cheering? I’m not talking polite applause and maybe even a couple of whistles, but loud, sustained cheering. To condemn you is to condemn all the people who cheered — and there are lots and lots of them. I’m not sure I’d want to do that if I were running a D.C. think tank.
Incidentally, I know of one such think tank that was harshly critical of Dr. Paul early last year, but recently, seeing that normal people love Dr. Paul more than ever and perhaps realizing what a boneheaded move that was, ate some crow and invited him to speak.
9:30 am on August 17, 2009
