Five Points

Breakfast on the Right

The first session this morning is breakfast and a rapid succession of speakers -- Senator Fred Smith, former Sen. Patrick Ballantine, U.S. Army journalist Bill Kiever, and just introduced, Congressman Heath Shuler.

Ballantine, by the way, said he rode the elevator with Shuler this morning, when one of the passengers said, "I can't believe we have to go hear a Democrat today." Ballantine told them, "I've got something even worse. Somebody asked me this morning, 'Aren't you Heath Shuler?'"

Vernon Robinson (usually called something like, "The controversial ..." ) came in late and shared the table with us but we didn't have time to speak.

Shuler's up now.

posted by Hal @ 6:02 AM