Whiskey Tango Foxtrot: WHY is Marco Rubio Backing John Cornyn for NRSC Chair...?

Reaganite Republican ^ | November 16, 2010 | Reaganite Republican

[Reaganite Republican]

Whadda-deal for John Cornyn... what did the kid get us in return?

That's right... the same John Cornyn that tried -and failed- to screw-over Rubio in Florida by putting-in the fix for Sunkist Crist is now running unopposed... and Marco Rubio reportedly supporting his bid to remain NRSC Chairman!

Predictably, conservatives aren't taking the news too well...

Other McCain:

Sen. John Cornyn is expected Tuesday to formally make a bid for another two years as chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. 

GOP sources confirm to CNN that the Texas Republican will put his name up for nomination for re-election as NRSC chairman, as the Senate Republican Conference meets behind closed doors. According to the sources, the two-term senator is not expected to face any opposition in his bid to remain as NRSC chairman, and has already secured the support of a number of new Republican Senators, including Marco Rubio of Florida, Rand Paul of Kentucky, Rob Portman of Ohio, and Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire. (CNN)

Are you freaking kidding me? Marco Rubio supporting that treacherous bastard who tried to put the fix in for Charlie Crist? 

An unsettling development to be sure... but consider this: 

In the House -ever since John Boehner and Eric Cantor made the wise move and good-faith gesture of offering TEA-Party-propelled rookies a place at the table- there's been a spirit of deal-making in the air... culminating in a sudden about-face by Mitch McConnell as he pivots to support Jim DeMint's earmark ban. 

Did ole Mitch see the light? Doubtful... more like the writing on the wall, TEA Party power has got these ossified DC pachyderms back on there heels now.  As Sarah Palin says, the GOP must join the revolution... or become irrelevant.  A pragmatic deal was made in the House to avoid party infighting and get on with the vital business of saving the country... and in the process, the Republican Party.

So... just what deal did Rubio and other freshmen Senators make to -otherwise inexplicably- support a man who tried -and failed- to destroy their rise..? Must have been something significant put on the table to snuff all challenges just like that...  or so logic dictates.

And is Rubio really that malleable and unprincipled as to sell-out before he's even seated?  I for one don't think so... just doesn't make sense: he already beat the NRSC, Dems, and Charlie Crist handily, coming from behind to whip them all.... why should he fear Cornyn now?

There has got to be more to this one... and the genuine grassroots conservatives that put Rubio if office need some genuine answers.

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[Artemis Webb]

"WHY is Marco Rubio Backing John Cornyn for NRSC Chair...?"

Because Republican, Democrat, Commie or Tea Partier, politics still makes for strange bedfellows.

[sodpoodle]

Access to information!!!!

Rubio is teaching all the old farts a lesson in maturity and decency.

Better to carry a gun than a grudge.

[La Lydia]

Or, maybe because no one is opposing Cornyn for NRSC Chair?

[Howie66]

As long as Cornholio is the chairman, I will not send a penny to them.

I will do everything in my power to see him retired in the next election primary.

[Frantzie]

They both support open borders? Rubio was th ebest of the three but I think he is Mel Martinez Lite.

[Reaganite Republican]

He IS a problem... I thought he was dead meat after all the blunders this year and last- Sunkist Crist was the last straw!

[Happy Rain]

Most Americans with Cuban roots have always been mainstream Republicans.Marco just wants to get along with the establishment—at least until he gets his sea legs.
This definitely is a mark against him but let's keep watching—after all,the “21st Century American” (apologies to King Crimson) has only just arrived.

[Thermalseeker]

I will do everything in my power to see him retired in the next election primary.

Thanks in advance for your efforts!

[earlJam]

Cornyn is running unopposed.

Who is Rubio supposed to support?

[OrioleFan]

Because he was told to support Cornyn - probably by McConnell.

[shield]

Just maybe by supporting Cornyn, Rubio will have a say in this group....maybe a smart move on Rubio’s part.

[Reaganite Republican]

Yeah, but only running unopposed after a deal was made with the three incoming TEA party freshmen to head that off...

I like the dealmaking tho, for the most part I see the GOP forced to accept the new conservatives, just like with the earmark ban and allowing a TEA Party freshman to join the leadership

[mwl8787]

Of course. Politics is about relationships. If Cornyn is unopposed, as it appears, then it is a smart move by Rubio and Paul.

[Owen]

Why? For the same reason the Tea Party types will back a debt ceiling increase, just 3 weeks or so after taking office, thereby backstabbing every one of their voters.

They, like all of them, are scum.

[GladesGuru]

The core issue is whether each, and every, issue is decided on whether it is something the Federal government is allowed to do under the Constitution.

When doubt occurs, the issue should be decided in favor of the more strict, more originalist Constitutional perspective.

PS Americans need to use the word “originalist” often enough for it to become recognized by computers. I am getting a bit tired of seeing what should be a core word flagged by my “Spel Chequor”.

[tlb]

>>> the genuine grassroots conservatives that put Rubio if office need some genuine answers.

Let’s take him out back and beat the snot out of him.

Or alternately we could note the story mentions at the start how Cornyn is running unopposed. So what the hell is Rubio supposed to do to stop a man who wins with the first vote.

[earlJam]

Reagan supported Gerald Ford in 1976, after a bloody primary against him.

What good would it have done Reagan to withhold support out of hurt feelings and “principle”?

[Houghton M.]

Let me guess, you have a lot of friends?

Let me guess, Jesus Christ was a backstabbing traitor to the true cause?

[roses of sharon]

Why? For the same reason the Tea Party types will back a debt ceiling increase, just 3 weeks or so after taking office, thereby backstabbing every one of their voters.

And Rubio WILL vote for some kind of amnesty.