Marco Rubio Uses Same Line 4 Times at Debate, Even After Christie Busts Him

mediaite.com ^ | February 5

[Daffynition]

Among the best! ;D

[Jane Austen]

I hope.

[Ken H]

I would not vote for him to be dog catcher. He might let all the impounded dogs loose on the streets!

[nathanbedford]

Marco Rubio's remarks should be judged on substance as well as on form.

For the record I am unalterably opposed to the candidacy of Marco Rubio because he betrayed the nation on immigration, all as so thoroughly and damningly documented by Phyllis Schlafly. I am equally opposed to Donald Trump because he is an opportunistic bounder who has no allegiance whatsoever to conservatism but only to his own ego.

But on substance Rubio is quite correct, the problem with Barack Obama is not competence or the lack of it as Donald Trump alleges but ideology. A candidate like Donald Trump who is willing to attack Barack Obama only on the issue of competence does so for selfish reasons, he does not want people looking at Donald Trump's ideology. The very idea that our negotiators are too stupid to know what they are doing when they negotiate treaties with Iran or in the Pacific Rim is simply preposterous. These are highly intelligent people who do what they do because they believe they are right and we conservatives are wrong.

Rubio's point is important because this state of affairs cannot be cured by appointing "smart people" to negotiate or by cutting "deals" with the establishment in Washington, the problem must be solved by the recognition and implementation of conservative ideology, an argument I have been advancing on these threads for months.

Donald Trump does not take this line because he does not believe this line. Trump wants to become president so he can do what Trump wants to do. Trump is a man without ideology and that is nearly as bad as the wrong ideology. Rubio is a man who knows what the correct ideology is, but he is a sellout.

That leaves Ted Cruz as the viable choice.

[rbg81]

Nice analysis.

[dfwgator]

Christie is coming closer to getting into the “Acceptable” column for me.

[MUDDOG]

Cruz and Trump were civil tonight. Maybe they called a truce.

On the "nuke Delaware" question though, even though Cruz walked it back, Trump couldn't resist responding with the dig that "everybody backs down to me," instead of accepting Cruz's retreat graciously.

[MUDDOG]

Correction: “Nuke Denmark.”

“Nuke Delaware.” Sheesh! Too late at night!

[Kit cat]

REMEMBER THE HUG right before the last election!!! I think it had ALOT to do with OBAMMIES win!!!! You need to think about this long and hard, also do some investigating into the actual state of NJ financials!!!! NOT GOOD !!!!!

[dfwgator]

There’s a reason that Christie was in my doghouse, for the longest time.

But come on, look at this field. If Trump and Cruz fall by the wayside, what’s left?

[SoCar]

Me too on Christie. I’m with Trump but Christie is my second choice. I might agree with Cruz more but I find his preacher style very off putting.

[dfwgator]

Although I would tell Christie, if you want any chance of winning, “Get thee to a gym.”

[SoCar]

He looked a bit less rotund this evening.

[dfwgator]

He was looking real good last year, I thought he was going to get himself in pretty good shape by now, but it looked like he relapsed.

[DefeatCorruption]

It was simply amazing to watch!

[jobim]

I completely disagree. Trump legitimately highlighted his strength as a deal-maker.

Cruz had just said this a few days ago, it was a starkly belligerent remark, and he chose not to stand by it out of fear.

This underscores Trump's ability to get his way, an important virtue in a leader of our country.

[jobim]

Get thee to a gymery!

[captmar-vell]

I would vote for the dog catcher for President before Rubio,

[stockpirate]

While unlike Rush, I don’t like Rubio but the line is correct.

I remember how Rubio lied to Rush during the gang of eight debacle and how angry Rush was.

Now he tells us Rubio is a conservative.

[LivingNet]

I’m surprised that no one has raised the spectre that he was on something. No one in their right mind would repeat it again and again after just getting called out on it. It was bizarre and devastating.