Posted on 02/07/2016 7:42:00 AM PST by Enlightened1
Chris Christie accused Marco Rubio of being an empty suit, a dilettante who repeats the same memorized speech over and over.
Rubio's response: the same memorized speech.
For a minute or so on Saturday night, the Republican golden boy seemed like a malfunctioning robot. Delivering the same confusing line four separate times -- Barack Obama, he said, "knows exactly what he's doing" -- Rubio proved the precise point Christie was trying to make.
"There it is," Christie said, triumphant. "There it is, everybody."
The Republican debate was held three days before the New Hampshire primary in which national front-runner Donald Trump has held a big lead for months. As usual, Trump went largely unchallenged by a field of rivals who see little upside in incurring his wrath. But Rubio, the Florida senator and establishment favourite who had been rising in the polls, may have suffered his worst moment of the whole campaign.
Christie was arguing that first-term senators like Rubio and Barack Obama, are not equipped to lead the country. Rubio, in response, was trying to explain that Obama has been effective in taking the country in the wrong direction. He ended up sounding like a pro-Obama automaton, essentially creating a ready-made attack ad against himself.
The timing is especially bad for him. Rubio and three current or former governors -- New Jersey's Christie, Florida's Jeb Bush and Ohio's John Kasich -- are waging a ferocious competition for second place in New Hampshire, a result that would give Rubio much-needed momentum or allow one of the governors to stay in the race. >
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That is extreme and silly. You can be conservative and not take such an extreme postition on immigration.
Rubio and his immigration soulmates Obama and Clinton are the extremists. Continued high immigration forever and rewarding illegals with legalization is an extreme position.
Second Clinton = Hillary Clinton.
I believe we control the border, make it next to impossible to work in this country legally and find away to deal with people who have been here for as much as a quarter century. Good grief Ronald Reagan could not get elected on this site.
“Good grief Ronald Reagan could not get elected on this site.”
Ronald Reagan wasn’t an anchor baby who sells out to the highest bidder because he can’t handle money.
Rubio was handpicked and easily compromised because he’s BROKE...he cannot handle $. I have more personal wealth than Rubio has! But he made MUCH more $ than I ever did.
Forbesâ 2016 Presidential Candidate Wealth List
Net worth Rubio $100,000
Florida senator has a house, boat, kids college plans and lots of debt
UP FOR SALE!!
Rubio was handpicked by the open border/sloppy trade cartel.
Disagree vehemently with rewarding law-breakers for getting away with law breaking. They get "dealt with" by going home. They had 10 to 20 years of illegal residence and employment and public schooling in the USA. They should be thankful for that. We owe them nothing.
A lot of what you say has merit. Rubio hand picked is nonsense.
So we are 66% in agreement then actually more really. I think they should go home too. Just not sure you can round them up. My personal opinion is Rubio learned his lesson. I sill think he is the mist electable and most conservative cabdidate (that can win) that we have had since Reagan and I worked in Reagan’s campaign.
We all knew Rubes was a phony and GOP-Establishment hack.
If RushRINO thought Rubes was a “full throated conservative”, then either RushRINO is not as intelligent as he (and many others) thinks he is or RushRINO is just another Establishment hack for the GOP-E.
Actually, RushRINO is both...
” Rubio hand picked is nonsense.”
Okay.....then tell me how a lowly state rep gets a high paid operater like Cesar Conda to be his chief of staff? Do you know who Cesar Conda is? If you vote, you best find out.
I know. That proves nothing. I am more informed than you may know. My favorites are Cruz and Trump. I am from Texas and I voted for Ted. I just don’t think they have a prayer to win. I hope I am wrong. L
“I know. That proves nothing.”
Well, it sure does. How does it profit you to deny it? Conda is also the guy who put Paul Ryan into DC politics.
So I will go all in. Paul Ryan will end up being one of the House Speakers we have ever had. The complete non compromising attitude her will only insure more grid lock. Oh I know that is a good thing. No it isn’t.
Rubio is an empty suit whose comments are programmed. His parents were not citizens, which will mean years of litigation in the rare case he wins the nomination.
Why don’t you just come out and admit you approve of Ryan’s sell outs on Trade, immigration....well, basically anything Obama wants. Just like Rubio...JUST LIKE Norquist and Conda tell him to act.
Forgive me, I see no need of discussion when someone cares little about the sovereignty of this nation. Carry on.
Yes it is. Anti-Free-America criminals being “gridlocked” is a good thing.
Funny. Cruz has a much bigger problem. He is a gifted and will do well.
Ok fine by me. Rubio can win. That’s all I am saying. He is a conservative no matter what you say. I just don’t think the others can. You are free to disagree.
Yeah I knew it. Grid lock is better. Geez, exactly why we can never win.
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