Posted on 05/06/2012 4:09:01 PM PDT by Homers-odd-I-see
I've been torn between Senator Rob Portman of Ohio and Senator Marco Rubio of Florida for the GOP Vice Presidential spot. Marco Rubio was on "FOX News Sunday With Chris Wallace" today. OMG, the dude was AWESOME!!! He did not miss a step; sharp, sensible, intelligent answers to every question. I was amazed at how smart this guy is. Don't know for sure, but, you might be able to see the interview on FOX News.com
Yep, Marco Rubio is my guy for VP.
Good, because I think Portman would be an awful pick.
Wait until the birthers come here..
I hope he’s not picked unless he backs off of his DREAM Act amnesty for illegal aliens.
It is not Amnesty. I wish you could have seen the interview and heard his answer to that very question: Is it “Amnesty?”
I say again, it is NOT Amnesty.
Both are good men but if they were automobiles,
Rubio would be a Jaguar XK8
Portman would be a Honda Accord
Were everywhere, even in your Head. He is not Qualified.
Try Sarah Palin, already vetted and draws crowds, unlike romney. Do you really think peeps will let rubio or jindal slide from the natural born issue.
My problem is not with Portman per se, but with how poor of a VP pick he would be.
It would be the Rove (and probably Romney) conventional inside the beltway thinking that you must pick someone from a swing state. Portman would not “deliver” Ohio necessarily and he would bore the ever living hell out of the rest of the country. It’s the thought process behind a potential Portman pick that irritates me, not the man himself.
Some of the knee jerk immigration hawks think anything not including execution is amnesty, and you can’t open, let alone change, any of their minds.
Was also impressed w/Rubio’s answers today. Sharp, well versed, fast on his feet, positive. Very impressive.
Romney will pick some non-threatening, relatively non-controversial, white Republican establishment guy.
Probably Portman.
Nice that a supposed FReeper uses a term of derision invented and employed by Team Obama!
Would it be okay with you, Mr. Kevin Davis, if we just asked Rubio to produce a certified birth certificate to the various Secretaries of State and let them decide whether they think under their understanding of the law he is eligible? It might also be nice if Rubio would allow the ordinary unwashed who is willing to pay the required fee to obtain their own certified copy of his birth certificate.
ML/NJ
He really smacked it. Unless he’s got some pretty embarrassing skeletons in his closet, I think Romney’s going to nominate him. He would make either Biden or Clinton look ridiculous in a debate.
IMHO the US lost all semblance on a society based on the rule of law. Without the birth certificate angle, US courts have already ignored the natural born definition of both parents must be US citizens when Obama eligibility is challenged. Most courts rule that since Obama was born in US he is eligible. Well even if birthers can raise this issue in court on Rubio, can the courts suddenly rule Rubio is unqualified after ruling Obama is qualified? Talk about civil war, NBC required for GOP candidates but none for Dem candidates????
I saw the interview. He WAS awesome. His immigration plan for children of illegals was something I could stomach if it meant winning the Hispanic vote. Hard to tell at this point if that would be the case though.
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