Saturday, June 15, 2013

What Happened, Marco?


I've done a lot of posts about Marco Rubio.  A lot.

Since he joined the "Gang of Eight", my enthusiasm for Senator Rubio is slowly diminishing.  What happened to the candidate who was going to go to Washington and remain true to his "conservative principles"?  What happened to the candidate who was going to go to Washington and not be manipulated by the elites on Capitol Hill?

Go here to see the post I did on the Marco Rubio rally in Fort Myers, FL on October 16, 2010.  I attended that rally and videotaped his speech.  In the last video I posted, Mr. Rubio addresses the fact that people go to Washington and get manipulated by the elites.  They go there thinking they're Ronald Reagan and then they turn into Jimmy Carter.  Well, I know Ronald Reagan passed amnesty, so I guess Marco is following in his "immigration footsteps".  Seems like he didn't learn from President Reagan's mistake.


Check out this post from Townhall.com.

'Gang of Eight' Members Angry with Rubio Over Border Security Amendments?

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What to make of this?  I'll raise a few theories below, but here's the Washington Post's Greg Sargent on supposed internal conflict within the 'Gang of Eight:'
If he hangs in there and the bill passes, he’ll get all sorts of media love as the “new leader of the GOP,” a man who “makes things happen in Washington,” blah blah. You and I will pound the table and swear that we’ll never, ever vote for him in 2016, and that might be true — for awhile. But strange things happen. What if Christie emerges as a real threat to take the nomination with moderate support? Suddenly Rubio becomes the lesser of two evils, a guy who’s much more conservative than Christie on balance, who has a pretty good record if you exclude the whole “terrible immigration bill” thing, who’s darned electable against Hillary and isn’t that what’s really important? We’ll talk ourselves into it and Rubio knows it. And then, once he’s the nominee, any righty who threatens to stay home in protest of his embarrassing betrayal of border security (and betrayal of the voters who elected him in 2010 as an anti-amnesty candidate) will be considered an utmost traitor to the conservative cause. Again, Rubio knows all this.

Any thoughts? 

21 comments:

  1. Washington is about compromise. He's doing that to get an immigration reform act. Truth be told, I'm not opposed to it for a few reasons. Among them are that within 10 years illegal immigration from Mexico that we see today will likely not exist in significant numbers. Mexico's economy is improving and their birthrate is tanking.

    We need to secure the borders, but everyone since and including Reagan said that and nobody has. Rubio joins a large gang of failures in that regard. (which makes him a politician)

    Is he the man to lead us into a post-Obama era? I never thought that he had the fortitude to do that. Maybe Rand Paul?

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    1. I hope you're right about illegal immigration from Mexico decreasing in the future.

      I know something has to be done about illegal immigration, and I understand getting Rubio on board with this bill gave it legitimacy. Schumer & Durbin needed him. But I believe that the democrats will pull the same thing on Rubio that they pulled on President Reagan. The illegals are and will be democrat voters. Rubio and the republicans who allow legalization before security are allowing democrat dominance into the future.

      I also don't understand Rubio's reasoning that we have to legalize these people to help pay for border security. Many are poor and are already on our social programs, how are they going to afford a fee? Americans should be paying for national security endeavors with our taxes. That is a legitimate expense.

      One other thing, why isn't anyone talking about the terrorists who come over the border every day? That's another reason to secure it however we can, and do it now. We are our own worse enemy.

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    2. Maybe Rand Paul? Who knows. How about Ted Cruz? I like what these guys say, but (like I told Gorges), I'm leery about throwing support behind any of them.

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  2. For now, I'm a Rand Paul supporter, but that could change.

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    1. You know what Gorges, I like Rand Paul too. Unfortunately, I am gun-shy now about throwing support behind any of these guys. I know no one is perfect, but this Rubio thing has really spooked me.

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  3. I like both Rand Paul and Ted Cruz. I'd vote for Rick Santorum before Marco Rubio. Our immigration system is broken. But border security is a must before anything else happens with the illegal immigrants. But this is a bad bill for other reasons too. I'm hoping that by demanding border security triggers that Rubio ensures this bill fails to pass.

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    1. I don't know how serious Rubio is about securing the borders. I'm listening to what he's saying, but we must watch what he does. I hope he jumps off the amnesty ship soon. He's losing his base.

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  4. My thought is that it appears that the moment one is elected to Congress that their spines are replaced very quickly with al dente linguini. There is no way that blanket amnesty for illegals, which will provide them with $545,000 plus in benefits for a lifetime here, will benefit the US. About all it will do is collapse the system faster.
    We are the United States of America. Let's lock up our borders now, send true illegals home, and consider an applications process for children who were born here and through no fault of their own are undocumented. Lets send at least a percentage of illegals home. Then, maybe my kids who have four year college degrees and who are riddled with debt will be able to get a job...yes, ANY job.

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    1. Exactly why I'm steering clear of full out endorsing any of these guys. They are manipulated too easily.

      Something must be done, but amnesty isn't it. Too many others are doing it legally. No one should go to the head of the line.

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  5. Just another Sheeple in RINO clothing.

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    1. I keep hoping he'll have an epiphany and realize that they're using him to get their agenda through. This bill guarantees democrat rule into the future.

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  6. I agree with Woodsterman: Cruz is a RINO.

    The GOP has fallen into the trap of ethnicity. Know what I mean?

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    1. Did you mean Rubio is a RINO? I'm not sure Cruz has been infected yet.

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  7. I'm with you, no more love for Rubio. Very disappointing.

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    1. I'm thinking he's so invested in this this terrible bill that he's destroying his credibility.

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  8. They keep standing them up and They keep knocking themselves down. Up next! - rand paul.

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  9. Possibly of interest: "Senators Rand Paul And Ted Cruz May Save GOP From Itself."

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