Professor Jacobson, Aleister, and other members of  Team Insurrection attended CPAC 2014, where Legal Insurrection was given the “Blog Bash Blogger of the Year” accolades.

Pennsylvania State University student Terence Ford was there, too. He filed this report:

A couple weeks ago, I had the pleasure of traveling with the Penn State College Republicans to National Harbor, Maryland to attend this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference. I had an absolutely wonderful time. As much as I love Penn State, it was nice to be engulfed in conservatism for a change. I encourage anyone who is considering attending next year to go; this conference is something all conservatives should be a part of at least once in their lifetimes. Here’s my take on this year’s conference:

Best Speaker: Ted Cruz

Like usual, the Senator from Texas spoke without notes, pacing steadily across the stage. He kicked off CPAC on Thursday morning, and set the tone for the rest of the weekend. Cruz spoke about how Republican candidates need to stand for principle in order to win elections. He also gave 10 solid points on how to remedy our current political and economic climate.

Best Panel: Rick Perry on Criminal Justice Reform

The Texas Governor spoke about his success in reforming the formerly strained prison system in Texas, as well as his beliefs regarding prison overpopulation and high incarceration rates. Perry spoke out against mandatory minimum sentencing and in favor of moving toward a more rehabilitative system. He pointed out the fact that his administration was able to close down a prison thanks to his reforms and save millions in tax dollars.

…My Big Winner: Rick Santorum

I went into the convention not having much of an opinion of Santorum. I was fairly indifferent, until my club mates and I met the former Senator. He graduated from Penn State and was the Chairman of the College Republicans, and we had an extensive conversation with him regarding current events at Penn State, from our new President to the new football coach. More importantly, his speech was one of the best all weekend.