[pgkdan]

If Rubio is "establishment," the term has lost any real meaning. He's a consistent conservative whose positions and ideology largely align with whomever his critics prefer, Cruz included. He's a tea party champion who effectively expelled Charlie Crist from the Republican party and dealt a serious blow to Jeb Bush. For the most part, a fight between Rubio and Cruz is a fight over matters of tone and style, not substance. A fight between Rubio and Trump is a battle between a conservative and a populist. Unless something dramatic happens between now and the New Hampshire primary, the establishment has already lost this cycle. Only the insurgents remain.

Not true. Rubio can not be trusted. He campaigns as if he's still the darling of the Tea Party but once elected he's a different man.

[vette6387]

“...and dealt a serious blow to Jeb Bush. “

That’s not a conservative move, it’s simply a self-serving move. Little Yebbie is in his way. He’s already given up working in the Senate because as he says: “he’s tired of it.” I wonder just how long it would be before he “got tired” of being president if he were given the chance? The Cabana Boy is through. He will have to find another way to pay for his home and his boat.