Every year the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) has among its attendees a hodgepodge of conservative leaders and supporters.  This year the crowd will be even more varied …but some members of the GOP aren’t happy about it.

The participation of GOProud, a group whose mission includes “represent(ing) gay conservatives and their allies,” has caused a number of top Republicans and organizations to boycott this year’s conference.

Over the weekend, Sen. Jim Demint (R-SC), who appears on the CPAC’s homepage, became the latest elected official to join in the rebellion.

Now, we know the GOP has not exactly been welcoming towards gays and lesbians but this seems to have taken the matter to new heights (or new lows).

Some see this as another sign of the drift to the right of the Party.