Marco Rubio: Mitt Romney is no Charlie Crist

Tampa Bay Times ^ | 1-24-12 | Marc Caputo

[Anti-Hillary]

Newt Gingrich's decision today to bash Mitt Romney for hiring former Charlie Crist loyalists and employees doesn't seem to be sitting well with Sen. Marco Rubio, who drove Crist out of the Republican Party before beating him at the polls in 2010.

Said Rubio: "Mitt Romney is no Charlie Crist. Romney is a conservative. and he was one of the first national Republican leaders to endorse me. He came to Florida, campaigned hard for me, and made a real difference in my race."

[Godebert]

"Yes. Marco is still wet behind the ears. He needs to stay in the Senate, do good things for Conservatives and we’ll look at him again in ‘16."

You can look at him all you want, but Rubio is NOT a natural born Citizen.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

BINGO!

[stormhill]

That's like the saying, "don't let the perfect become the enemy of the good."

Even Sarah endorsed Mccain, for crying out loud. We can completely repudiate Romney without damning anyone who says a nice word about him.

[SoConPubbie]

Rubio just took obama to the woodshed in a scathing letter. He’s no rino. He just doesn’t want to see republicans left on the cutting room floor. He doesn’t want four more years of obama’s destruction. What if Gingrich implodes? What if more women come out - ala Herman Cain? Jeff Kuhner is sitting in for Savage right now and though he doesn’t support Romney, he sure is giving a good argument against putting all of our eggs in Newt’s basket.

...Said Rubio: "Mitt Romney is no Charlie Crist. Romney is a conservative. and he was one of the first national Republican leaders to endorse me. He came to Florida, campaigned hard for me, and made a real difference in my race...

Did either of you even bother to read his quote?

He called Mitt Romney a conservative.

[womanvet]

I never understood the fascination with Rubio - sure he is better than Gov. Suntan, but he is not anything special. But, Ok, so Rubio tells us 0Romney is “a conservative.” Why didn’t he finish the sentence? Willard is a conservative what? A conservative Mormon? Is that one who does or does not believe in polygamy and segregation? I forget. A conservative dresser? He has his suits tailored for him, but not by designers? A conservative driver? He tells his chauffeur to drive the speed limit?

[SoConPubbie]

That's like the saying, "don't let the perfect become the enemy of the good."

Bad analogy.

...Said Rubio: "Mitt Romney is no Charlie Crist. Romney is a conservative. and he was one of the first national Republican leaders to endorse me. He came to Florida, campaigned hard for me, and made a real difference in my race...

Rubio is a politician, a sitting Senator. Of all people, he should know the difference between a Moderate and a conservative.

This isn't a mistake on Rubio's part, it is a reflection of his mindset, how he thinks and processes information; basically a look into his political soul.

He flunked the test.

[JRochelle]

Or could it be that Newt is a pretender???

What conservative would advocate cap and trade, shill for Freddie, sit on a couch with Nancy, be for mandates in health care and criticize Clinton while he is himself stupping the help???

Newt is no conservative.

Santorum is the only one left.

[Christie at the beach]

I think Marco is being classy (kinda like Palin to McCain).
Crist is pure sell out material. Romney is a mess though, Crist is lowest of the low.
If Marco, helps the GOP/Romney, he will be done forever in the eyes of the conservative movement so I am hopeful this was that.

[Scooter100]

Oh-oh.....crash and burn, Marco RINO augers in. He who kisses Romney’s A$$, can kiss mine too.

[Venturer]

Looks like we just found out who Marco Rubio is supporting.

Can’t say that I like it, but debts must be paid I guess.

[nurse-rn]

Yes,I am with you. Rubio is for amnesty and has been paling around with Mc Lame. He speaks well when interviewed but we have to watch what they do.

[dforest]

The little Latino Bush protegee speaketh.

For all of you thinking he was a real conservative....he fooled ya.

[Rational Thought]

The point of the post I was referring to was putting all of our eggs in Newt’s basket.

Sorry, but I’m still not convinced that the current Newt isn’t the same one who held Liberal positions and had questionable pals in the recent past. I’m not on the bandwagon....yet.

[Windflier]

"Rubio: "Mitt Romney is no Charlie Crist. Romney is a conservative."

Well, bye.

[stormhill]

Disagree.
Rubio is a politician

Every profession requires a specific protocol. That of a politician involves a measure of diplomacy that we blowhards at FR have no use for.

After the dust settles, there'll be bills to pass, alliances to make and all the elements of being an efective legislator. If you burn all your bridges in one campaign, you will have a short, obscure career indeed.

[Windflier]

Time will tell what Rubio is up to.

How much time do you need to process the statement, "Romney is a conservative."?

[jwalsh07]

Rubio sounds like an honorable guy to me, Romney supported him before it was fashionable and now he is simply telling it as he sees it. Evrybody who does not agree with us can not be a RINO lapdog, can they?

[dforest]

There is nothing classy about a conservative pumping up a RINO establishment candidate.

Maybe folks couild take the time to examine that a person should have a conservative record for a number of years before being crowned King and Queen of Conservatism.

[Sans-Culotte]

We’ve all known Rubio was a RINO when he showed support for illegals. Hell, yes Newt is flushing them out!

[VinL]

“Romney is a conservative.”

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No, he is not... no matter how many times Ann Coulter, or Mr. Rubio- or anybody else say he is. If they favor him, or owe him- that’s fine. But, their allegiance does not transmogrify him into a conservative.

He is an opportunist- he’s by his own words a “progressive”- he’s a chamaeleon on plaid....but not a political conservative.