Posted on 02/29/2016 7:39:59 AM PST by Nextrush
Former U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn on Monday endorsed U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio for the GOP presidential nomination and said Donald Trump was 'perpetuating a fraud'.
Coburn, a Republican who was Oklahoma's most popular political figure when he resigned in early 2015......
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There is absolutely nothing you have mentioned that has not been properly explained to all you low-info sellouts.
Carefully couched nonsense is all you have posted for years now.
You support an establishment rounder that is about to be demolished by his fellow establishment rounders in the Dem party.
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For me, Rubio is a RINO and the notion of replacing Obamacare with Romneycare is RINO as Coburn advocated.
I don’t worship Trump, don’t want to attack him either.
I happen to support Cruz at this point.
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My position is somewhat parallel to yours; except I favor Trump over Cruz ...not because I believe Trump is more Conservative; but, because I believe Trump is a natural leader; while Cruz is more of a Conservative intellectual.
We arrived at the current far Left dilemma incrementally; hence, pure Conservatism is going to be a very hard “sell” to the general electorate at the present time. For this reason, I do not believe Cruz can win in the general election in the current political climate.
I see Trump as someone who is a natural leader and a “work in progress.” He’s both “street wise” and a very successful businessman/entrepreneur. To me he seems to be a man who has strong conservative instincts; but, who still needs guidance in some of the principles set forth in the Constitution. I am about the same age as Trump; but, made my transition 40 years ago. I have hope for the man and for our Republic.
Good luck w/your candidate; whomever that person may ultimately be.
Please tell me how Trump's career and postions do not represent those attributes. Thanks.
I just wholly disagree. The GOP and Democrats and the UNIONS and the NORTHERN states will demolish everyone, except TRUMP.
Cruz is done outside of the South and losing BIG time, even there, his “firewall” region. Wake up.
I’m not promoting Trump per se. I support Ted Cruz although he is not perfect.
Trump can be suspected, too.
Rubio is sold out definitely to the ‘elites’ as is obvious in his “Gang of Eight” participation.
Another sign of Rubio being sold out to the elites was the fact that he was Speaker of the House in Florida.
He was the Paul Ryan and John Boehner of that legislature taking the big money and using his power to force the rank and file to do the bidding of the big money.
As far as I am concerned, Trump is a calculated fraud. His policy preferences will not deliver what his statements have led his supporters to believe.
Disappointing. Surprised that a man of Coburn’s accomplishments would endorse a hack like Rubio.
The Trump fans have established a litmus test of “if you don’t support Trump, then you’re a RINO, GOPe, not a conservative, etc.”
Let’s follow this faulty logic:
Trump says things you like. So Trump is great.
Anyone who doesn’t agree with Trump isn’t great.
Trump has been on both sides of almost every issue you claim to love.
Therefore, Trump himself fails the Trump litmus test.
We’re being silly. Coburn is conservative. Cruz is conservative. Rubio is conservative. None of them are perfect, but please keep your eyes on the actual goal. If a democrat is elected, the Supreme Court is gone. If Trump, Cruz, or Rubio is elected, the Supreme Court is not lost for a generation.
You can advocate for Trump. You can advocate for Cruz. You can advocate for Rubio. They’re all better than Bernie. They’re all better than Hillary.
Many people who are good conservatives have genuine fears that Trump is NOT. They also have genuine fears that Trump could say or do something that could fumble away this election.
We can debate those points without saying Rubio or Cruz are establishment, or that they’re not conservatives. Stick to the issues and stop the name calling.
“”The truth is coming out behind the conservative masks the hidden hands of a Uniparty Corporatist political system, the conglomeration of big government, big banks and big business.
A conglomeration for the benefit of the big forces against small business and individual working people.
The sovereignty of nations be d**ned for the sake of doing business across borders including the movement of cheap labor.
We have two big parties in this country, one that pretends to be “Conservative” like Rubio and the other that pretends to be “Progeessive” like Hillary Clinton.
They are both bought and paid for by the business and banking elites.””
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you didn't see me calling anyone names.
They also have genuine fears that Trump could say or do something that could fumble away this election.
like Todd Akin or Richard Mourdock for example?
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