Posted on 05/15/2010 9:08:40 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
Orlando, Fla. (AP) -- Republican Senate candidate Marco Rubio told an anti-gay marriage group Saturday the country is relying too much on the government, in part because of a breakdown of family and faith values over the last 50 years.
"You know what the fastest growing religion in America is? Statism. The growing reliance on government," Rubio said. "Every time a problem emerges, increasingly the reaction in American society is 'Well what can government do about it?'"
America became the greatest country because of its strong society where people did not sit back and wait for government to act, he said. "They did it themselves," Rubio said.
(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...
Bingo. This is a winning platform for the party. Despite his initial poor reaction to the AZ law, he is still at least 70% on track with illegal immigration, and rock solid on just about everything else. More importantly, he has tremendous political instincts and great communication skills.
AP never mentioned which "anti-gay marriage group" Rubio spoke to. Could it have been a church group? AP doing its best to hate-monger against Rubio and pander to the SF crowd.
…… looking (in this photo) like a young Neal Diamond
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