I don't know how you get around the fact that Marco Rubio essentially just told a bald faced lie about Romney being a conservative. Flat out lying to my face is something that I refuse to abide in a politician.
Even worse, is ignorance. If Rubio doesn't understand that Romney has never been anywhere close to a conservative in his life, then he's a loose cannon and ideologically untethered, and will probably do lasting damage to the conservative cause.
Marco Rubio did not tell a flat out lie. It’s called political rhetoric and grown ups can understand context. And, outside the world of Free Republic, where Marco spoke, Mitt is considered at least somewhat conservative. Compared to Charlie Crist, Mitt probably is conservative. Context context context.
Reagan, Palin, and everybody you have ever heard of have made an endorsement or at least a nice statement about folks you can’t stand.
Even a prostitute was given the honor by God of being the first person to see the Risen Christ. In that context, I will not shame Rubio for this.