I don't know why Rush keeps pretending that Rubio is a dependable conservative. Unless maybe he's gotten word that Rubio's gonna be the guy once the dust settles and he's getting his audience ready for full throated support. If he does that Rush will lose a substantial portion of his audience.
Rush has defended each of these guys at different times for different things. I would imagine his view of Rubio is fairly similar to mine. And also of Cruz. He is not willing to play the game of trashing guys who are assets to the conservative movement over one or two issues or a few weaknesses. Rush is pulling out the positive for each. He was extremely favorable to Trump for many months, only retreating when Trump pulled the left-wing moves on Cruz.
Rubio is a conservative on many or most issues. He happens to be terrible on immigration (and duplicitous) and, IMO, he’s too much big-brother on surveillance. Overall, he’s got a pro-liberty, pro-freedom core. I am really frustrated with his immigration bs, but I am not going throw him out completely for good, even if not my favored candidate for this race. Rush harkens back to Rubio’s stellar conservative battle in 2010 in running a core conservative campaign to beat the party poo-bahs and sitting governor. He expoused conservatism as well as anyone during that race and after.
I’d like to see him pursue Governor or something if he does not get the nomination because I do find him to be an asset overall.
Rush is a dependable conservative and may well be our best hope of winning. You should listen to Rush, he is the most informed conservative in radio and he is spot on when it comes to this.