Have Fun Without Me, Tampa

I’m Rooting For Romney—And Staying the Heck Home

I’m not going to the Republican National Convention this year.

Truth is, I wasn’t invited. I’m a Republican by registration and a political strategist by profession, but it’s been years since I worried about becoming a delegate, joining the right mailing list, or taking sides in an intra-party skirmish. If you’re not completely controllable, don’t expect an invitation.

Not that I’d accept it.

I grew up in a politically aware Mexican-American family in Ventura County. My parents were Democrats, but, as I grew older, I started to wonder why they weren’t Republicans. They …