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Posted on 01/31/2012 5:57:11 AM PST by Ben Barrack
Florida Senator Marco Rubio has been a Tea Party favorite, much like South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley was. Haley endorsed Romney and was thoroughly rebuked by her state's voters when Gingrich won going away.
Rubio hasn't officially endorsed Romney but he has come about as close as Sarah Palin has to endorsing Gingrich. In fact, Rubio's rebuke of Gingrich's ad that went after Romney for being anti-Immigration may have been almost as effective in deflating the Newtmentum in Florida as Romney's negative and egregious ads that targeted Gingrich. The Senator from Florida even rebuked Gingrich when the former Speaker likened Romney to Crist. Rubio defended Romney as someone who stood by him in his race against Crist.
As John Hawkins points out at Right Wing News, Romney didn't get behind Rubio until the Tea Party had spent a year pushing Rubio past Crist...
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Of course he has. The Romney people and the DC establishment have come to Rubio and told him that he is guaranteed the VP slot but that he must sell out his Tea Party cred.
We’ll see but there’s no way Rubio is allowed to the Palin to Romney’s McCain.
Romney running with Rubio would give us TWO HISPANICS at the top of the list.
Incredibly disappointing move by Rubio, and very tone deaf. Can’t he see that Mitt Romney and Charlie Crist are the same animal?
He is a politician. Jeb’s protegee. Politicians will use who ever they can and take whatever they can to win.
There my be a very few who hold to principles, but the list wouldn’t be very long.
Romney running with Rubio would give us TWO HISPANICS at the top of the list.
...and it would give the Gop two men with questionable Natural Born Citizen status, thus bailing out 0bamao...
...ymmv
The Edmunds Act did NOT strip the Romney clan of citizenship . This is an example of historical fiction that gains traction.
HOWEVER, the NBC status is an issue for Rubio.
Chestur Arthur, Obama , and Rubio - Two of which are Republicans.
The Obots are probably pumping hundreds of millions into Romney’s campaign.
“He is a politician. Jeb’s protegee. Politicians will use who ever they can and take whatever they can to win. There my be a very few who hold to principles, but the list wouldn’t be very long.”
And from I’ve read from FL FReepers Rubio showed that his ethnicity trumped all else when he was in the FL House in bottling up any meaningful immigration measures.
Mike Lee stands head and shoulders above Marco Rubio.
The Tea Party put him where he is. The Tea Party can take him out. And do so in plain view. The others will get the message.
He’s actually more Ileana ros’s protege. She made him.He probably has more loyalty to her than Jeb. She’s all in for Mitt.Go figure the rest.
I never trusted this guy. His mushiness on the Arizona legislation told me all I need to know; if he will equivocate there, he will do so elsewhere. I believe he’s as self-serving as the most seasoned of politicians.
Hummmmm…..Let me see now:
1. Mitt Romney’s Father Was A Mexican Citizen When Mitt Was Born.
This makes Romney not eligible to be president.
2. Rubio’s parents were still Cuban citizens when Rubio was born although Rubio was born within the jurisdiction of the U.S. Because of his parents not being U.S. citizens at the time of his birth, he is not eligible to be president or VP.
I don’t know why this is so difficult to understand for many of you folks.
Apparently, there’s this “Cult of Rubio.” He’s come out directly for a “pathway to citizenship,” and yet the Tea Party loves him. He definitely looks like one of the establishment. I’d like to find out where else he’s incompatible with the conservative agenda.
Rubio is not Constitutionally qualified to be VP. End of the story.
If Rubio’s parents had felt like him, they would have stopped half way on their journey to freedom.
Ode to the Grand Olde Party, and their BFF, the Obamanator.
When Newt or Paul rocks the GOP Establishment Boat,
The GOP oarsmen pull knives from their boots.
The hacking and slashing puts extreme fighting to shame,
Never, no NEVER rock the GOP Establishment Boat!
The GOP cannot win elections, by choice of their suits,
A RINO Nominee is a Democrat, - - - - one and the same.
Two Party as One Party is what they adore.
“Never give voters a choice,” ( or politicians
Are out of life-time jobs, - - forever more).
As we pay our bills holding our noses as we vote,
The Obamanator holds his cold, steel knife
To America’s throat - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .
Disagree. Newt's "anti-immigrant" ad was disgraceful pandering to Hispanics, along with his horrid Univision interview with amnesty pimp Jorge Ramos. Romney's call for tougher immigration enforcement is not "anti-immigrant". Illegal aliens are NOT immigrants, they are invaders. This is the one issue keeping me from a gleeful embrace of Gingrich. I will NEVER support Mittens, but Newt's immigration "ideas" are detestable.
“Rubio is not Constitutionally qualified to be VP. End of the story.”
Except that both GOP-e and DEM-all, with the blessing of MSM and a ‘look the other way’ court take pleasure in ignoring/trashing/wiping their feet on the Constitution and (with NDAA)the Bill of Rights.
I believe you are correct, but recent history shows that if *they* want him in...he’ll be in.
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