Jeffrey Lord: The Party of Stars ... The GOP Talent Pool of 2012 Looks Like the Democrats of 1960

Jeffrey Lord is a former Reagan White House political director and author. He writes from Pennsylvania at jlpa1@aol.com.

Will the Republican National Convention of 2012 -- scheduled to be reaching its zenith one year from today -- look more like a political version of American Idol?

Showcasing an explosion of fresh political faces destined to star in American politics for decades into the future?

Is it 1960 all over again? When the Democratic National Convention was showered with so much sparkling new political talent that it shaped both the party and the nation for the next quarter century?

Except this time, in 2012, it's show time for Republicans? With a new Republican Kelly or Jennifer or Carrie just waiting to be discovered?

While today's media follows the traditional ups-and-downs of the campaign trail (Perry is beating Romney! Palin is getting in! Palin is out! Ron Paul​ was second to Bachmann in Iowa! Santorum is gaining! Extra! Extra! Extra! Read all about it!) there's something else at work in the GOP...