December 15, 2009
— Ace It's on.
Governor Charlie Crist and former state House Speaker Marco Rubio are now tied in the 2010 race for the Republican Senate nomination in Florida.A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of likely GOP Primary voters finds Crist and Rubio each with 43% of the vote. Five percent (5%) prefer another candidate, and nine percent (9%) are undecided.
...RubioÂ’s name recognition has grown in recent months and he is now viewed Very Favorably by 34% of Likely Primary Voters. ThatÂ’s up from 18% in August. As his name recognition increased, RubioÂ’s support in the polls has jumped from 31% in August to 43% today.
Rubio's website, including donation page, is here.
No doubt David Frum is lying in the fetal position bemoaning the death of the GOPs big tent.
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Posted by: Dr. Albert Einstein Gore at December 15, 2009 03:50 PM (UOM48)
Be vewwy, vewwy quiet. I'm hunting WINOs.
Posted by: ace fudd at December 15, 2009 03:51 PM (2qU2d)
Posted by: CDR ACE at December 15, 2009 03:52 PM (cvmTR)
Posted by: Intrepid at December 15, 2009 03:53 PM (92zkk)
Posted by: CDR ACE at December 15, 2009 03:54 PM (cvmTR)
Posted by: Indian Outlaw at December 15, 2009 03:56 PM (8zsWd)
Jane, how's your son doing in boot?
You should call his CO every morning and check on him. You know, like MacArthur's mom did at the Point.
Posted by: Ace Straights at December 15, 2009 03:56 PM (dAXt7)
As is Sen. Cornyn, head of the NRSC.
Posted by: Ace in San Diego at December 15, 2009 03:56 PM (GF+6V)
Posted by: Another Commenting Ewok at December 15, 2009 03:57 PM (zyyJm)
Posted by: Dede Scofflaw at December 15, 2009 03:57 PM (I3Udb)
Posted by: Zimriel at December 15, 2009 03:58 PM (04p0/)
Posted by: Ace Of Aces at December 15, 2009 03:58 PM (LMO5W)
Posted by: Trish at December 15, 2009 03:58 PM (0U5Kd)
Jane, how's your son doing in boot?
You should call his CO every morning and check on him. You know, like MacArthur's mom did at the Point.
Posted by: Ace Straights at December 15, 2009 07:56 PM (dAXt7)
Oh man, that would be very bad advice!! Fun to watch the reactions of the DI's if that were to happen though.
Posted by: CDR ACE at December 15, 2009 03:59 PM (cvmTR)
Posted by: Opus at December 15, 2009 04:00 PM (IebeI)
He's doing great. Just completed live fire week, started confidence course yesterday. Last two weeks of training are Day Movement, and then the "final exam", the Crucible. He's letters are filled with excitement and confidence. Just hope and pray he doesn't get injured at some point and have to be held back.
Was allowed to send him a "goody box" with his waterproof watch and some toiletries. Got that off today. Graduates in four more weeks. His dad and I can hardly wait.
Posted by: Manatee Ace at December 15, 2009 04:02 PM (UOM48)
Please Brer GOP...please don't ryn that Charlie Crist-man!! We's really scarred of him!!
Posted by: Brer Rahm Emmanuel at December 15, 2009 04:03 PM (KVSUW)
He's doing great. Just completed live fire week, started confidence course yesterday. Last two weeks of training are Day Movement, and then the "final exam", the Crucible. He's letters are filled with excitement and confidence. Just hope and pray he doesn't get injured at some point and have to be held back.
Was allowed to send him a "goody box" with his waterproof watch and some toiletries. Got that off today. Graduates in four more weeks. His dad and I can hardly wait.
where is he, whats his mos?
Posted by: smokin aces at December 15, 2009 04:04 PM (ejoAx)
Go Rubio!
Posted by: Another Mike in Fl. at December 15, 2009 04:05 PM (q2VF3)
Posted by: Jane D'oh! at December 15, 2009 04:06 PM (UOM48)
Posted by: Neptune's Bones at December 15, 2009 04:06 PM (KVSUW)
Posted by: Neptune's Bones at December 15, 2009 04:09 PM (KVSUW)
Posted by: TheGarbone at December 15, 2009 04:09 PM (DpCj+)
Posted by: Ace Gore at December 15, 2009 04:12 PM (DIYmd)
Posted by: Jane D'oh! at December 15, 2009 04:12 PM (UOM48)
Posted by: Jane D'oh! at December 15, 2009 04:15 PM (UOM48)
Crist has high name recognition, bit that's because much of his constituency still confuses him with Jesus.
Posted by: The Crosstabs at December 15, 2009 04:16 PM (QKKT0)
Alan Colmes' pie hole is running. Somewhere a puppy is dying.
Posted by: Jane D'oh! at December 15, 2009 08:15 PM (UOM4
That man looks as if he's been dead about fifteen years now. Good Lord.
Posted by: crystal at December 15, 2009 04:16 PM (KVSUW)
Posted by: Ace's laptop battery at December 15, 2009 08:14 PM (EL+OC)
As am I.
Posted by: Michelle O's vibrator battery at December 15, 2009 04:17 PM (KVSUW)
The Dims have photos of Crist in a hot tub with 8 drunk Boy Scouts.
They want him to win the primary.
Posted by: TexasJew at December 15, 2009 04:19 PM (EdTc9)
In the dark he looked like Michael Jackson.
Posted by: Drunk Boy Scout #3 at December 15, 2009 04:20 PM (QKKT0)
Posted by: Cpl. Hudson at December 15, 2009 04:20 PM (Bs8Te)
Posted by: SocrACEtes at December 15, 2009 04:20 PM (KVSUW)
Posted by: French Ace at December 15, 2009 04:21 PM (DIYmd)
Posted by: Gov. Charlie Crist at December 15, 2009 04:24 PM (QKKT0)
OT:
Figured I'd should mention it now [meaning yesterday], so in case you want to work something out...
I will be travelling all day tomorrow [that is, today] and I doubt I'll be on the computer for a single moment [ballpark estimate].
That was then, this is now, deal with it, go 'Bama.
Posted by: post-singularity ace at December 15, 2009 04:30 PM (Vl5GH)
Is everyone watching Charlie Brown Christmas? Awesome, even Wee Wee can't ruin this part of Christmas.
Posted by: Ace Straights at December 15, 2009 04:30 PM (dAXt7)
Posted by: Rebel Ace at December 15, 2009 04:31 PM (H1DmO)
Posted by: John Cornyn (Ace, TX) at December 15, 2009 04:31 PM (swuwV)
With Rubio going strong now is the time to help Reaganite-Palinite-Rubioite Conservative Michael Williams take elite RINO Kay Bailey Hutchinson's TX seat.
Posted by: Command and Control at December 15, 2009 04:33 PM (IlCz1)
Posted by: soozer at December 15, 2009 04:35 PM (OnRdm)
Posted by: Ace Doggy Dog at December 15, 2009 04:35 PM (H1DmO)
Posted by: Ace a pirate outfit at December 15, 2009 04:37 PM (BY+7d)
I don't think I like the sound of that,
OsamaHusseinIslamObama 2012'
(the terrorist-Uighur-ACORN-media choice)
-It's never too early to campaign-
Posted by: ACE Soetoro (D-King OF The World!!) at December 15, 2009 04:41 PM (e9CTJ)
Posted by: That Chicken at December 15, 2009 04:41 PM (Gs0qi)
Posted by: Vince at December 15, 2009 04:43 PM (GpQZ/)
Posted by: AmishDude, my brother Ace and my other brother Ace at December 15, 2009 04:45 PM (BY+7d)
Posted by: ace at December 15, 2009 04:54 PM (PD1tk)
Posted by: dananjcon at December 15, 2009 04:54 PM (EPyKE)
Posted by: Ace Is High at December 15, 2009 04:55 PM (eROZ5)
And if Crist switches parties, as most people now expect, chalk this up as another lost Republican seat. I am getting so sick and fucking tired of people pushing a candidate that has much, much less of a chance to win in the general election because Crist, who is solidly fucking conservative the majority of the fucking time, pissed them of on a couple of issues. If Rubio wins the primary, get used to hearing Senator Meek or Senator Crist, because Crist will just fucking switch parties or declare himself an independent, and Rubio will lose.
We need all the Republican votes in the Senate we can get, but some people would rather the Democrats keep sixty fucking seats, a majority that can't be stopped, if it means that the Republican party is purged of people who can actually fucking win in various states. I despise David Frum and all his bullshit about how terrible the Republican Party is becoming, but sometimes the guy is fucking right. Idiots who declare "I am more concerned with defeating establishment Republicans than I am some far-left wacko Democrat" are not fucking helping anybody; that means you Erick Erickson. If we had an extra centrist Republican in the Senate, this health care bill would be going down in flames. Some people refuse to believe that it is more advisable to have someone who votes with you 80%, or even 60% of the time, than it is to have someone who never fucking votes with you ever and rubber stamps every statist piece of shit the Democrats push.
Crist will switch parties over this, guaranteed. Fuck, various blogs, such as Hotair, are gambling as to when it will happen rather than if. And when that happens, we lose another Republican seat.
Who are you people going to push next? Rand Paul in KY, my home state? He has about as much fucking chance of winning as I do.
Posted by: Little Big Tiny Small Guy at December 15, 2009 04:57 PM (iL+0I)
Is there somewhere on this site where I can order some quality pants?
Posted by: Sharmuta at December 15, 2009 04:58 PM (QKKT0)
Wait, who posted this one? Was it Ace? Or Ace? Or Ace? Or Ace? Or Ace? Or Purple Avenger the naughty non-Ace?
Well, no mention of a hump. Or Suzanne Sena. Or gay Hispanic-ness. Or bacon. Or a gay hump-back Hispanic Suzanne Sena wearing bacon. Oh, and it's not a double post, so that rules out you-know-who.
Posted by: Mama AceJ at December 15, 2009 05:01 PM (Be4xl)
Posted by: Ace Is High at December 15, 2009 05:02 PM (eROZ5)
Crist, who is solidly fucking conservative the majority of the fucking time, pissed them of on a couple of issues.
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He flips more than the One. Are you serious... are you from floirda?
Posted by: Indian Outlaw at December 15, 2009 05:03 PM (8zsWd)
Posted by: That Chicken at December 15, 2009 05:04 PM (QKKT0)
What a dumbass. What good is Crist if he's gonna vote with the Democrats, anyway?
Wow good thing we got Snowe and Collins on ours side! Oh wait, they vote with the Democrats too, so they're useless to us -- might as well have (D)'s next to their names.
Posted by: Posted by at December 15, 2009 05:07 PM (k9Ti8)
Oddly, I find that a bit off-putting in a Republican candidate.
Posted by: ace928 at December 15, 2009 05:07 PM (PD1tk)
If we had an extra centrist Republican in the Senate, this health care bill would be going down in flames.
Crist supported Porkulus. He'd support ObamaCare too.
Posted by: Cicero at December 15, 2009 05:08 PM (QKKT0)
Posted by: Ace Is High at December 15, 2009 05:08 PM (eROZ5)
What? They're tied? Seig Heil!!
Posted by: FUBAR at December 15, 2009 05:09 PM (1fanL)
Posted by: TexasJew at December 15, 2009 05:09 PM (EdTc9)
Lay off the horse tranqs, they'll eff you up every time.
Posted by: Ace Fish Stick at December 15, 2009 05:10 PM (PBGAP)
Posted by: exceller at December 15, 2009 05:10 PM (Z7Znk)
Posted by: Acey and the Sunshine Band at December 15, 2009 05:11 PM (GmEEY)
So we should nominate someone because they will switch parties if they lose.
That's a real winning strategy. How often do we hear that sort of reasoning from the Dims, you gagging fuckhead.
Posted by: TexasJew at December 15, 2009 05:12 PM (EdTc9)
Posted by: alwyr at December 15, 2009 05:13 PM (Ngf0i)
Posted by: Chef Mojo at December 15, 2009 05:15 PM (NhsEM)
Posted by: Blue Yankee at December 15, 2009 05:18 PM (eKgqT)
79 - I guess you'd better tell Charlie to campaign harder then, asshole.
This may surprise you, but taking political positions that pisses off your base HAS CONSEQUENCES.
Like, you know, people might not vote for you in a Senate primary.
Charlie Crist is entitled to absolutely nothing. He has to earn EVERY VOTE. I guess if he wanted to win the REPUBLICAN nomination for the Senate, he should have thought about impressing REPUBLICAN voters instead of sucking up to Barry. Hitching your wagon to the WRONG horse is a bitch, isn't it?
Posted by: stickety at December 15, 2009 05:18 PM (Jg5C9)
Posted by: Chef Mojo at December 15, 2009 09:15 PM (NhsEM)
Very well put Mr Mojo. Never have I seen the phrase "Go fuck yourself" used better. Noun, adjective and verb. Well done sir... Well done.
Posted by: Ace's Banhammer at December 15, 2009 05:18 PM (8zsWd)
Posted by: Chef Mojo at December 15, 2009 05:19 PM (NhsEM)
So, cool or stupid? And, if it's cool, I totally want credit. Hell, I could even administer it, it's not like I'm ever gonna get another job.
Meanwhile, off to send Marco a few bucks.
Posted by: Peaches at December 15, 2009 05:19 PM (9Wv2j)
Posted by: Blue Yankee at December 15, 2009 05:22 PM (eKgqT)
Posted by: The Highland Pipes at December 15, 2009 05:22 PM (N5aIF)
And if Crist Specter switches parties, as most people now expect, chalk this up as another lost Republican seat. I am getting so sick and fucking tired of people pushing a candidate that has much, much less of a chance to win in the general election because Crist Specter, who is solidly fucking conservative the majority of the fucking time, pissed them of on a couple of issues. If Rubio Toomey wins the primary, get used to hearing Senator Meek Casey or Senator Crist Specter, because Crist Specter will just fucking switch parties or declare himself an independent, and Rubio Toomey will lose.
Posted by: Tinian at December 15, 2009 05:22 PM (7+pP9)
Posted by: Ace Is High at December 15, 2009 05:23 PM (eROZ5)
Posted by: Kenny Rogers at December 15, 2009 05:23 PM (8zsWd)
Posted by: Little Big Tiny Small Guy
hey allahpundit how about you stfu and try to pull some traffic bitch.
Posted by: evil ace-atarian at December 15, 2009 05:24 PM (KxYmA)
Posted by: Ace Is High at December 15, 2009 09:21 PM (eROZ5)
Let me translate his comment into Esperanto:
Fuckety fuckety fuckety fuck.
Posted by: TexasJew at December 15, 2009 05:25 PM (EdTc9)
Posted by: Dan at December 15, 2009 05:25 PM (KZraB)
Posted by: The Closet at December 15, 2009 05:27 PM (8zsWd)
Posted by: Chef Mojo at December 15, 2009 05:29 PM (NhsEM)
Posted by: Little Big Tiny Small Guy at December 15, 2009 08:57 PM (iL+0I)
Michael Medved? Is that you?
Posted by: ol_dirty_/b+/tard at December 15, 2009 05:30 PM (bzibI)
Let me translate his comment into Esperanto:
Fuckety fuckety fuckety fuck.
Damn run-on sentences.
Posted by: Ace Is High at December 15, 2009 05:31 PM (eROZ5)
Yup! Let's all send her emails and urge her to do so.
Posted by: Peaches at December 15, 2009 05:32 PM (9Wv2j)
121 I think now would be a pretty good time for Palin to endorse and campaign for Rubio.
We need The Arctic Fox!
Posted by: Ace Is High at December 15, 2009 05:33 PM (eROZ5)
Posted by: Akmed the Terrorist at December 15, 2009 05:34 PM (HXufv)
Posted by: RINO Hunter at December 15, 2009 05:35 PM (F+U5/)
Go fuck yourself. Hard. Preferably with a nail studded baseball bat.
Now that's kinky.
Posted by: Ace's Middle Finger at December 15, 2009 09:19 PM (3IZGh)
Hey, let me get my camera. If Obama is handing out money to commie puppeteers, I'm sure I can roll in the dough...umm literally...with a few shots of this.
Oh, could you put on some chaps first?
Posted by: Robert Mapplethorpe at December 15, 2009 05:35 PM (bgcml)
Given the trend in the polling, IMO, Rubio has a much better chance than Crist in the general. As a Floridian in East Orlando, I can safely say a charismatic well-spoken Hispanic who wows the ladies while dishing all the right Republican principles will win 80% of the vote in my neighborhood. I'm in that coveted giant block of independent voters you hear mentioned which stretches from Tampa to Daytona. I never hear anyone say they think Charlie is a compelling politician.
Posted by: Ace Beagle at December 15, 2009 05:35 PM (sOtz/)
If they vote for Crist, he'll vote with the demoncraps.
I they don't vote for Crist, he'll vote with the demoncraps.
That about sum it up?
Posted by: Aceshaw Jack at December 15, 2009 05:36 PM (ax/Au)
Posted by: lACEyunderalls at December 15, 2009 05:36 PM (Swn/F)
Posted by: jane at December 15, 2009 05:36 PM (GmEEY)
Posted by: 48%er at December 15, 2009 05:37 PM (QOE7k)
Dear Charlie:
I'm sorry I hurt you. Put some ice on it.
Love,
Mr. Ed
PS I think the kid at the photo lab ran off with the camera's memory card and sold it to Rahm Emanuel.
Posted by: TexasJew at December 15, 2009 05:37 PM (EdTc9)
Posted by: Ace Beagle at December 15, 2009 09:35 PM (sOtz/)
Tampa to Daytona = I4 corridor Baby!
Posted by: Ace part duex at December 15, 2009 05:37 PM (8zsWd)
Posted by: Ace of Kilimanjaro at December 15, 2009 05:37 PM (2joUy)
Combine that with the fact that Meeks is a terrible candidate, and Rubio should win.
Posted by: Aceshaw Jack at December 15, 2009 05:37 PM (ax/Au)
Posted by: jeff at December 15, 2009 05:38 PM (wiuoL)
Posted by: sybilll at December 15, 2009 05:38 PM (eROZ5)
Posted by: Ace Hardware at December 15, 2009 05:39 PM (2joUy)
Posted by: Peaches at December 15, 2009 09:19 PM (9Wv2j)
A conservative PAC/"party" of this sort would be a great idea...I've been arguing for it for some time now.
We don't need a third party like the Libertarian party that just gets less libertarian candidates elected - we need something more like the Conservative party in NY state.
Posted by: 18-1 at December 15, 2009 05:39 PM (bgcml)
Posted by: ace in the hole at December 15, 2009 05:42 PM (mlnKR)
@yidwithlid: SURPRISE, SURPRISE Freed Lockerbie Bomber is Missing http://rly.cc/sQjjb
Can I get a woot, woot!
Posted by: sybilll at December 15, 2009 05:42 PM (eROZ5)
Posted by: Chef Mojo at December 15, 2009 09:29 PM (NhsEM)
Posted by: Peaches at December 15, 2009 09:32 PM (9Wv2j)
Posted by: Ace Is High at December 15, 2009 09:33 PM (eROZ5)
She said she wouldn't make an endorsement in that race until after Christmas.
Posted by: ol_dirty_/b+/tard at December 15, 2009 05:42 PM (bzibI)
What you write actually makes some sense. But the problem is, it also cuts both ways. So sure maybe we get Senator RINO who's willing to vote no on socialized medicine. But we also get Senator RINO who deigns to lecture us about how uncooth and full of troglodytes his own base is. We also get Senator RINO who comes up with his own socialist hare-brained scheme - THAT HAS THE REPUBLICAN LABEL ON IT. And by doing so he tarnishes and brings down the reputation of all conservatives. Case in point: Medicare Part D. A bad bad BAD idea. And it will forever be remembered as a REPUBLICAN bad idea because REPUBLICANS were the ones who pushed it through, even though the idea comes straight from the Democrat playbook.
You cannot have one without the other.
Posted by: chemace at December 15, 2009 05:43 PM (F+U5/)
Posted by: sybilll at December 15, 2009 09:42 PM (eROZ5)
He's probably crashing some party at the White House right now.
Posted by: ol_dirty_/b+/tard at December 15, 2009 05:45 PM (bzibI)
Posted by: Peaches at December 15, 2009 05:45 PM (9Wv2j)
Posted by: jeff at December 15, 2009 09:38 PM (wiuoL)
No. It's not federal legislation. The mayor will sign off on it.
Posted by: lACEyunderalls at December 15, 2009 05:46 PM (Swn/F)
Posted by: Peaches at December 15, 2009 09:45 PM (9Wv2j)
Just a Score Card Based Web Page Would Be Awesome W/ Links to DONATE NOW TO....
Posted by: Ace part duex at December 15, 2009 05:49 PM (8zsWd)
Posted by: jane at December 15, 2009 05:50 PM (GmEEY)
Posted by: Christopher Buckley at December 15, 2009 05:52 PM (8n1j5)
Just a Score Card Based Web Page Would Be Awesome W/ Links to DONATE NOW TO....
Posted by: Ace part duex at December 15, 2009 09:49 PM (8zsWd)
That's a great idea, too! I can never send anything substantial, I just hit 'em all for 25 bucks. But it would be fun to see how much a given candidate is getting from AoS.
Posted by: Peaches at December 15, 2009 05:53 PM (9Wv2j)
Posted by: jane at December 15, 2009 05:55 PM (GmEEY)
Posted by: Peaches at December 15, 2009 06:02 PM (9Wv2j)
Posted by: MlR at December 15, 2009 06:06 PM (op9m5)
Posted by: Sen. Larry Craig, (R) Brokeback Mountain at December 15, 2009 06:23 PM (Cafqf)
Posted by: arhooley at December 15, 2009 06:25 PM (GKXA7)
Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at December 15, 2009 06:27 PM (mHQ7T)
Posted by: Perspective at December 15, 2009 06:37 PM (Cta0m)
Posted by: arhooley at December 15, 2009 06:43 PM (GKXA7)
Meek will not win, regardless of who the GOP nominee is. Crist will not switch parties in and run in the Dem primary. He just won't: although he is a RINO, he also has been a Republican all his political life and has a loyalty to the brand that, say, Arlen Specter, who was first elected Philadelphia DA as a Dem, doesn't have.
Given that, the alternative you seem to be proposing is 1) Crist and Rubio both stay in and file in the R primary, 2) Rubio wins the nomination and then 3) Crist runs as an independent, and either wins, or splits the vote to allow Meek to win. That isn't going to happen either, not least of which because the qualifying deadlines under Florida election law make it outright impossible.
Posted by: Dave J. at December 15, 2009 06:51 PM (DCQ0q)
Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at December 15, 2009 10:27 PM (mHQ7T)
If Diaz-Balert and Ros-Lehtinen are supporting him, he is a good man. If not, he is another rino.
Posted by: Perspective at December 15, 2009 06:53 PM (Cta0m)
Rubio is less of a RINO than either Ileana or the Diaz-Balart brothers, which is to say, not at all. I expect they are supporting him: if they aren't, that makes me think less of them, not of Rubio.
Posted by: Dave J. at December 15, 2009 06:56 PM (DCQ0q)
Never happen. Kendrick Meek is stupider than his mother, and she's weapons grade stupid. Seriously - a disgraced Mark Foley taking a 1st shot at the Senate could wipe the floor with Meek.
Kendrick Meek makes Joe Biden look like freaking Richard Feinman/DaVinci/Hawking/Einstein/Newton/Samantha Carter all combined.
Posted by: Purple Avenger at December 15, 2009 06:59 PM (ZKDbV)
Are you saying that Ileana, Lincoln and Mario are RINOs?????
Give me a freaking break!!!
What do you know about Rubio? What do you really know about Rubio?
Posted by: Perspective at December 15, 2009 07:02 PM (Cta0m)
"If Rubio wins the primary, get used to hearing Senator Meek or Senator Crist, because Crist will just fucking switch parties or declare himself an independent, and Rubio will lose."
(A) Both Crist and Rubio beat Meeks handily in all the polls I've seen. (B) Apparently, you aren't aware of something we Floridians call the "Sore Loser Law". See, if you switch parties close to an election, you are barred from the ballot. Crist is welcome to flip if he likes. But he would then torpedo his own campaign. May as well drop out instead.
Posted by: Mandy P. at December 15, 2009 07:07 PM (MK6Kx)
Posted by: Mandy P. at December 15, 2009 07:14 PM (MK6Kx)
Posted by: PowerMuscleAce at December 15, 2009 07:17 PM (XASus)
A guy who would switch in a snit fit would switch after being elected with a nice committee chair or some other bribe. And after taking the bribe, Frum, Allah, and the other liberals would bemoan that we drove another "moderate" away.
Little Big Concern Troll knows that.
Posted by: are we still sockpuppeting ace? at December 15, 2009 07:20 PM (sYxEE)
Rubio is an unknown entity in Florida. The problem that I have with him already is that he is being promoted by two radio talk show hosts, both of whom admit to being Libertarians, and both of whom have been known to exercise flaky judgement; e.g., they were McCain and not Bush supporters.
As I implied in post #172, I'm by no means a Crist supporter. But too little is known about Rubio to make a good evaluation of his potential.
Your comments about Meeks and his mother were funny, and right on the money.
Posted by: Perspective at December 15, 2009 07:21 PM (Cta0m)
Posted by: Tom in Korea at December 15, 2009 07:47 PM (nS7nk)
I heard Rubio on the Jason Lweis show last week and the guy said all the right things. He was sharp, had a message that I agreed with, and could express himself clearly and assertively.
I thought to myself "this guy needs to be President." "Wouldn't it be awesome if he could win a Senate seat and then get elected POTUS two years after that."
Then I thought "naa. That could never happen."
Good luck Florida.
Posted by: California Red at December 15, 2009 09:14 PM (Ukkga)
Posted by: Someone who is not Ace? at December 15, 2009 09:20 PM (Ukkga)
Posted by: budahmon at December 16, 2009 03:37 AM (RWViH)
Hey wait a minute, I thought Conservatives were alienating Hispanics??
Cubans don't count as Hispanics 'cause they're Republican.
Posted by: DefACEd at December 16, 2009 05:22 AM (BoFBr)
Doing the same thing again with DeVore....backing F princess who loves cap and trade and health care...RINO and wealthy....
Posted by: non_dhimmie at December 16, 2009 05:48 AM (zACGu)
Congratulations, morons, for a fine spanking of Little Big 'Turfer Guy.
Posted by: Zimriel at December 16, 2009 06:02 AM (9Sbz+)
Posted by: David Frum Forum at December 16, 2009 06:03 AM (GtYrq)
Frankly, I'm tired of the establishment Republicans taking advantage of conservatives. I, for one, am leaving that abusive relationship. All voting for establishment Republicans got us was a big, bloated federal government; just at a slower pace than the Democrats would have done.
Not being a Floridian, I'm unfamiliar with Rubio. However, knowing that Crist was the establisment Republican choice before the primary tells me that Crist is a douchebag. The fact that Crist is plummeting in the polls in Florida, tells me that Floridians think he is douchebag, too. That is enough for me to vector Rubio $25.
The establishment Republicans do not understand or do not have the mindset to comprehend that the United States is in a struggle for survival. The Founders intended the federal government to have limited powers. It has usurped those powers from the states. We need people that see that the individual liberty is being crushed for the "good" of the collective and be willing to fight for the rights of the individual. We don't need people whose goal is to be liked by Democrats.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop at December 16, 2009 06:30 AM (bCQG3)
Posted by: Mikee at December 16, 2009 07:46 AM (VQPK7)
Posted by: Sloppy at December 16, 2009 02:56 PM (1kwr2)
P.S. LOVE the blog, ACE. Mostly subtle humor ;{ ) but I laughed out loud a couple times.............
Posted by: AceRimmer at January 13, 2010 05:36 AM (V5Zih)
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