NO ROOM AT THE CON

IF BUCHANANITES THOUGHT they were the only ones being jilted by officials at the Republican National Convention, they now have dinner companions. Grousing over coveted space in the packed-to-the-rafters San Diego Convention Center has become something of a hobby horse for conservative advocacy groups these days. For months, futile attempts have been made to secure scarce exhibit space and/or “special” press passes (for non-traditional media). Movement stalwarts and Republican party fellow-travelers such as the Media Research Center, Accuracy in Media, the Family Research Council, and the Eagle Forum (to name a few) say this is the hardest it’s ever been to get access.