JEB! braces for CPAC: Playing "not to lose" he is eschewing the traditional speech-making opportunity in favor of taking questions from his reliable FOX BNN toady/apologist Sean Hannity

(Politico) - As political events go, it’s hard to find one more ill-suited for Jeb Bush than the Conservative Political Action Conference.

That’s why he’s bringing in supporters — some of them old George W. Bush White House hands — to cheer him on. He’s also looking to exploit CPAC’s speaking format. The former Florida governor is eschewing the traditional speech-making opportunity in favor of taking questions from Fox News host Sean Hannity, calculating that it will give him a better chance of making his case on the contentious issues on which he is most at odds with attendees.

It’s a cautious, tactical approach to the annual confab this week at Maryland’s National Harbor, a strategy carefully chosen for a venue that’s littered with potential land mines for Bush. Read more.