Newt Gingrich has already been locked in a steamer trunk in the basement of the Marriott. Tom DeLay is under 24-hour house arrest, monitored at all times with an electronic ankle bracelet. Pat Robertson has been sent to a dung-covered island in the South Atlantic, where he is surviving on turtle eggs. He has been told that, despite spending tens of millions of dollars campaigning for the nomination, he won't be allowed to give a speech. If I'm not mistaken, his slot on the schedule is being filled by Jesse Jackson.
Some journalists are clearly disappointed.
I'm hoping that at some point the conservatives will revolt. They need a leader. It won't happen. The conservatives are grimly determined to win this election even if it means standing in the corner with fake noses and mustaches. The party at heart is a conservative party.