Is This the Real Rubio?

[Dave Roberts]

This article has come to my attention this morning. It seems a sad reflection of the state of the up-and-coming possible Presidential candidate for the GOP.



How does this strike you?

[Sandy]

I like his use of the term, "Obama Derangement Syndrome." I realize that primary season means appealing to the base, and even though the extremist right is not large enough to nominate candidates on their own, they also know that the establishment can't win without their support. So far, the Republican debates have been too crowded, and the moderators too friendly to require candidates to back up their rhetoric, but in the general election they'll have to. It's going to be difficult, though, to try to fix "what Barack Obama has done to this country," which is Rubio's favorite phrase, or "make America great again," when at least half the electorate doesn't see a problem, and thinks that things are just fine.
http://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/page/p ... tics/1941/

You have to wonder, what are they going to "turn around?" The unemployment rate that has fallen to around 5%? The economic growth rate that has risen about six percent from negative numbers to almost 3%? Not spending three trillion dollars on a futile war that opens the door to insurgencies in the middle east, and makes the region more unstable? Bring back the profiteering racket that health insurance had become under Bush? $4 a gallon gasoline?

I don't know if what we are seeing is the "real Rubio" or not. Doesn't seem that his position and policy resembles much of what he did and said to get elected to the senate from Florida. Chris Christie has done an excellent job of listing, and emphasizing Rubio's flip flops. The Republicans are in deep weeds when it comes to 2016. So I don't think we will see a "real" candidate on their side of the field.