On Feb 16, Breitbart.com proclaimed: Exclusive Under New Leadership, CPAC Heads in a More Conservative Direction . Could an improvement be in the offing?

It would be super nice if the Conservative Political Action Conference would be conservative in ways many people care about, such as immigration, sovereignty and national security. Breitbart.coms glowing description sounded swell, with lots of attention focused on grassroots interests and such. However, the actual CPAC appears to be the same old Conservatism Inc. package, and in some ways is worse no Ann Coulter speech! She has been a consistent crowd favorite but is missing this year.

The establishment programming in earlier years brought revolts from the citizens.

In 2009, Pamela Geller organized a space near CPAC where Geert Wilders could speak and more than 500 hundred packed the room to hear the Dutch member of Parliament, famous for defending European freedom against Muslim authoritarians. The enthusiasm for the event showed how much interest there was for non-establishment subjects, like the danger posed by hostile Islam.

In the past two years, the Breitbart folks organized satellite meetings where non-establishment topics could be explored by expert speakers. In 2013, The Uninvited provided a forum for counter-jihad activists like Pamela Geller, Robert Spencer and Frank Gaffney, along with Rosemary Jenks speaking about illegal immigration (How to Get Uninvited to CPAC).

Last year, The Uninvited was a full day of speakers and the emphasis was national security (The Uninvited Alternative to CPAC Adds Speakers for Thursday).

But 2015 looks like the bad old days warmed over, but with no Uninvited event for genuine balance. Immigration got a panel on Thursday but it leaned toward the pro-amnesty side.

One wonders about Breitbart. It seems to have been brought inside the big Conservatism Inc. tent, judging by appearance. The Editor in Chief of Breitbart News, Alexander Barlow, introduced Nigel Farage, the leader of Britains UKIP. On Friday, the Andrew Breitbart Defender of the First Amendment Award will be given to Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson. One of the presenters will be Stephen Bannon, who last year was part of The Uninvited event.

Below, Ann Coulter has been a favorite speaker at CPAC meetings, but she thinks her criticism of immigration amnesty may have scuttled her slot this year.

Ann Coulter was not too shy to remark about being this years Uninvited, noting that she might show up anyway so she could be the Bibi Netanyahu of CPAC.