Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks at CPAC 2011. The annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) convened at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington DC on Feb.10, 2011. This year's conference included more than 11,000 conservative leaders and activists meeting to "discuss many of the political and social issues challenging our nation today." (Photo by Jeff Malet)
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks at CPAC 2011. The annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) convened at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington DC on Feb.10, 2011. This year's conference included more than 11,000 conservative leaders and activists meeting to "discuss many of the political and social issues challenging our nation today." (Photo by Jeff Malet)