Category Archives: Marco Rubio

[VIDEO] Marco Rubio: “We Are a Nation of Haves and Soon-to-Haves”

Marco Rubio Sold Out the Conservative Movement

Well no, he didn’t sell out in the “rational” sense. It’s just that whenever you hear the words “bi-partisan” or “compromise” there’s someone who accuses you of selling out, and let’s be honest…it got you to click the link.

I just wanted to draw attention to this because you hear a lot in the media that “both sides” won’t work together to create jobs and get people working. Of course when you hear the media say that, they usually mean the Republicans won’t do whatever President Obama tells them to, but that’s not the issue here.

What is at issue is a bipartisan jobs plan between two freshman Senators, Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Chris Coons (D-DE). I link to the plan on Rubio’s page, just because I don’t want to link to the editorial in Politico.

Your thoughts? Here’s the bulletpoints…

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Is Adam Hasner the Next…that “Other” Senator from Florida?

I like how Twitter can function as your own personal focus group. During the recent ten minutes when it was rumoured that Joe Scarborough was being recruited to run for Florida Senate on 2012, I had sent out a tweet asking who else was rumoured to be running. Not being familiar with the Florida political scene, I was curious if there was “another Marco Rubio” hiding in the state somewhere.

The name that most came up was Adam Hasner, the former Majority Leader of the Florida House of Representatives.

Now as soon as you say “x” is the next “y,” you’ve doomed them and the set yourself off to disappointment. Plus, how many e-mails have you already gotten saying “X is the Next Marco Rubio?” Instead of being the next anyone, the first Adam Hasner sounds promising…

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4/3 Sen. Marco Rubio On Fox News Sunday

Marco Rubio Announces His Candidacy for President

“What you’re seeing with Marco Rubio‘s op-ed today is a tectonic shift in the Senate power structure. Bank on it.” – THE Rick Wilson

No, he didn’t announce anything nor is he going to (psyche), but after laying low since being sworn into office, he did take a huge step back out into the national spotlight with a recent editorial in the Wall Street Journal. The big criticism of our party from within the party (the criticism from unserious liberals is Koch Brothers/Fox News/Sarah Palin) is that our leaders are afraid to make any hard decisions when it comes to the budget or debt.

Many of us are waiting for Paul Ryan’s budget next week because, while it will be serious, the reactions from within caucus will give an idea how serious everyone else is. Marco Rubio raised the bar a little by saying he won’t vote to increase the debt limit anymore unless it is the “…last one we ever authorize and is accompanied by a plan for fundamental tax reform, an overhaul of our regulatory structure, a cut to discretionary spending, etc”. He was not without some suggestions how…
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[VIDEO] In His Own Words: Marco Rubio On Afghanistan