Posted on 12/30/2015 8:39:45 PM PST by Helicondelta
Now, with Trump training his focus on Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton, the rest of the pack is fighting to rise above. The latest round involves Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Ohio Gov. John Kasich and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.
The super PAC backing Bush is out with a new ad blasting Rubio for missing a Senate meeting after the Paris terror attacks - and another contrasting Bush's gubernatorial record against those of Christie and Kasich.
"Politics first, that's the Rubio way," the first ad says, slamming Rubio for fundraising while missing meetings and hearings on the Hill.
Rubio has long battled criticism of his attendance record in the Senate. In 2015, he has missed about 35 percent of roll call votes, according to GovTrack.us. That's more than any of the other senators running for president.
"Dude, show up to work," Christie told a crowd in Iowa Tuesday, ribbing Rubio for missing a spending bill vote.
Rubio, speaking with Fox News, defended his missed votes on Wednesday. He said Washington is "completely broken" and "more than half the things that happen in Washington are just for show or for talk."
As for Christie, he said, "He's never in New Jersey. He's gone half the time."
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Trump crowd in Council Bluffs, IA:
Hillary crowd in Council Bluffs, IA:
GO TRUMP!!!!!!!!!!
Is that Jeb, Christie and Kasich?
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Watch The Fun
Trump and Cruz are the only viable candidates at this point, with Rubio clinging on, waiting for the Charmin.
Brawl??
Some good old fashioned fisticuffs would be a fine change of pace!!!
My money is on the Fat Man from Noo Joisey in that scenario...
Put ‘em in the UFC cage...
Yeb is sleeping, in the Amazon box :)
Low energy.
Let Rubio, Jeb etc. squabble among themselves, like kindergartners who squabble over who finger paints the best.
“In any dispute the intensity of feeling is inversely proportional to the value of the issues at stake.”
The goal is.....not winning the vote but winning the office
theconservativetreehouse.com/2015/12/30/on-schedule-team-jeb-dispatches-the-gope-orcs-the-goal-is-not-to-win-your-vote/
Trump created a meme. Attack me and your popularity drop. This has protected him from further attacks
Mr. recondelta! You post the best headlines! As for the cat!
PRICELESS!!!
ROTFL!!!!! Those little red *big mac boxes look so Christmasey!!
I happened to catch a Bloomberg political show tonight for first time and as usual the pundits (one was Heillemann?) were falling all over themselves at their bosses order to trash Trump, and promote Rubio. It’s become a joke that only discredits the media.
Trump is the only candidate that can stand up to the establishment heat because he doesn’t need to grovel for their money. How Trump keeps going in face of the relentless establishment opposition, that is even going after his business, would make him an extraordinary candidate.
Cruz might be OK but he is just another beholden to the moneyed elite candidate, and highly vulnerable to being shut out by the media and establishment, if they were to ever get to Trump. If Trump falls, Cruz is quickly the next to fall.
You have the brightest sayings. I love that, & it rings so true, or should!
Someone needs to tell the kiddies that coming in second means NEXT TO NOTHING. About the only consolation prize possible is to be Trump’s running mate - but other than maybe Cruz, that’s also hopeless for them.
‘Tard fight
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