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West, who spent 22 years in the U.S. Army and one term in Congress before losing his bid for reelection in 2012, says he will always be ready to serve his country. “You have to have yourself in a position to be available for your country and to be obedient to God’s will,” he says.

Allen West could attempt to return to Capitol Hill in 2016 if Marco Rubio runs for president. But West could find running for the U.S. Senate to be a difficult assignment. West talked to the Tampa Bay Times this week and shot down rumors that he would primary Rubio in 2016. Some conservatives and tea parties have called for West to challenge Rubio after the senator’s support of immigration reform. West continues to show no interest in taking Rubio on. But, when asked what he would do if Rubio ran for the Republican presidential nomination and not for the Senate,...

by John HillStand With ArizonaJudas had his price: 30 pieces of silver. Marco Rubio also had his price for betrayal, but it was considerably higher. In 2010 Marco Rubio portrayed himself as tough on borders and illegal aliens to gain massive Tea Party support to win himself a Senate seat. Here is basically all you need to know about that from a 2010 debate, trying to frame rival and former Republican Charlie Crist as soft on amnesty: RUBIO: "First of all, earned path to citizenship is basically code for amnesty. It's what they call it....America cannot be the only country in...