Let’s all count to ten here. I think we all want Marco Rubio on our side.
IIRC, Mitt endorsed Rubio, and Rubio won. I’m not assigning causality here, but Rubio is grateful.
Newt is back in control, and most of us here think that is a good thing. So let’s be a bit more forgiving of, and less offensive to our Republican brethren.
Let’s remember Ronaldus Magnus’s 11th commandment - “Thou shalt not speak ill of thy fellow Republican”. Doing so gives the other side fodder for their bought-and-paid-for media.
Let’s band together and put the focus on the record of Baraq Obama specifically, and Liberalism in general.
Well said.
I’ve liked what Rubio has said up til now, and am not writing him off over this. But we know the importance of examining the persons entire record, history, and positions over time. Rubio just hasn’t had enough time to be properly vetted, and we shouldn’t fall in love with a candidate just because of a few nice speeches (remember?)
I’m not a huge fan of Rubio, nor or Romney, but...
I don’t think it’s fair to attack him over this. Seems to me that all he’s doing is trying to prevent damage to Romney in the event he’s the nominee, because then all this will be used against him. (Although, the argument could be made that the Democrats don’t need help; they probably already have all this stuff, and are ready to use it.)
If your goal is to elect a Republican, first and foremost, what Rubio is doing makes perfect sense.
Now, we can certain argue about whether merely electing a Republican...any Republican...should be the primary goal. It would be fair to criticize Rubio on that point, specifically.
if you or the establishment think many of us will come together for Romney then think again.
Many of us here and myself will never vote or support Romney