How Times Have Changed For Glenn Beck

It was just over a year ago when Focus on the Family yanked a small interview with Glenn Beck off of its website amid complaints that Focus never mentioned that Beck is Mormon and that "Mormonism is a cult."

Well, times sure have changed:

And considering that Beck has become the voice of the Right, it only stands to reason that he'd be closing out this year's CPAC event:

Last year, the Conservative Political Action Conference closed with a speech from Rush Limbaugh. This year, according to CPAC director Lisa De Pasquale, it will close with a speech from Glenn Beck–who really became a national leader of some importance last year, if you talk to Tea Party activists.