I’m in Vegas, returning from the Republican Jewish Coalition conference.
Only one session was open press — much of it took place behind closed doors.
But intimations of the late, great Charlie Rich were not the only thing that made this affair country:
Here’s a tweet, from Ilya Shapiro:
Romney: "I’m a country music fan." Also hits Obama hard on Israel. "We have interests with people who seek and love freedom." #rjc11
Mitt Romney did indeed make both statements, I can attest, but I hadn’t seen the country in his second statement until Shapiro pointed it out. Until now, I had seen it only as Romney’s deferential reference to the man he called the foremost Middle East scholar, Bernard Lewis.
The country is there, though. I sense the beginnings of a Nashville anthem:
"We have interests with people who seek and love freedom,"
Bernie told Barack, but Barack wouldn’t heed ‘im.
I’ll have a more analytical take later in the week.
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