Vice President Cheney is coming to town

He'll be almost in TFM's backyard on Saturday.

Vice President Dick Cheney will be the featured speaker Saturday at the Republican Jewish Coalition's winter meeting in Manalapan.

Cheney will speak during the organization's dinner at the Ritz Carlton, which recently reopened after being closed for eight months for a $60 million renovation.

Newt Gingrich, former speaker of the U.S. House, will be the Saturday luncheon speaker. Gingrich, a former Georgia congressman, is weighing whether to enter the race for the GOP nomination for president.

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist will speak to the group Friday night.

Fred Barnes, executive editor of The Weekly Standard and a commentator on Fox News, also is expected to attend the meeting.

The Republican Jewish Coalition describes itself as "committed to building a strong, effective and respected Jewish Republican voice in Washington and across the country."

Manalapan and the Ritz Carlton are less than five miles from my home and about two miles from my wife's workplace.

Come on over Mr. Vice-President and have some pork picata with us. I promise not to call you a Knucklehead and there is no danger of being assaulted by a 15-lb lap cat any more.

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