Posted on 11/04/2015 1:04:16 PM PST by jimbo123
Marco Rubio's routine use of a Republican Party of Florida credit card for personal expenses while speaker of the Florida House brought renewed calls Thursday for the party to disclose charges racked up by former and current elected officials.
Rubio, who is battling Florida Gov. Charlie Crist for the party's U.S. Senate nomination, says he repaid all personal expenses to American Express in 2007 and 2008, amounting to $16,052. The party picked up the rest of the $93,566 charges on Rubio's card, including nearly $4,000 in costs to repair his family minivan and rent a car for five weeks. Rubio said the minivan was damaged by parking attendants at a political event.
Records show the personal expenses included a $134 trip to an upscale Miami barber. Crist, called the charge "pretty disturbing.'' Rubio accused Crist of "desperate smears.''
An outcry over Republican Party spending has spiraled for months. Revelations about chartered jets and lavish meals charged by the former state party chairman, Jim Greer, and former executive director Delmar Johnson spurred party leaders to sweep in new leadership last week.
Asked whether the party should release credit-card records to clear the air before the 2010 election, former state party chairman Tom Slade on Thursday said, "Hell, yes.''
"We should not under any circumstances attempt to make this not totally transparent,'' Slade said. "We've got to take a hit for it because we have mismanaged money that people gave us and used it for purposes they did not intend it to be used.''
Miami lobbyist and Rubio donor Ana Navarro said he should have released the card statements himself.
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Hey didn't Trump declare bankruptcy four times?
If it’s for the campaign they get to use campaign money.
Well that’s it I’m voting for Hillary and moving to France.... ;p
Doesn’t matter. It’s the principle of the matter and this isn’t about a darn haircut. Trump has more money that the total of most of the people I know and he believes in value for the product. Rubio obviously doesn’t. He comes across as a twit and spoiled brat. Just two of the reasons I would never ever vote for him for anything. Have no use for people like that in my life.
Rubio comes from very humble beginnings, immigrant parents. He started out strong but let himself get corrupted by the demonrats and eGOP.
Did you criticize Sarah Palin when the GOP bought her a bunch of nice dresses for the campaign?
You appear to be a Rubio supporter - I’m not. I appear to be unable to convey my opinion on the issue of spending money. Conversation closed.
“You appear to be a Rubio supporter”
Nope
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