VP Choice

[Kramer]

I'm thinking that the 2012 VP choice should be Marco Rubio.

[Xavier_Onassis]

He has shown himself to be quite good-looking.

He has done nothing significant. Prettyboy rightwing Republicans have not been any sort of boon to Miami.
Nor have ugly ones. Having a Spanish surname (it means "blond, by the way)  will not attract any large Hispanic vote, as he is against immigration reform and Mexicans, Puertoricans and other Hispanics think of Cuban "exiles" as smart asses who won't shut up. Note that Cubans do not call themselves immigrants (ie people who have come to stay and make a life here) buy "exiles" (royalty waiting here temporarily to reclaim the thrones that the evil Castro took away from them and gave to unworthy Cuban Negroes).

Note the experience of our first Cuban American senator, Mel Martinez, who Juniorbush and Jebbie thought was such a clever fellow: he was Chairman of the GOP, and Senator and then was told that the Party would not support his reelection and forced him to RESIGN after he tried to get a serious immigration reform bill through Congress.

The GOP is not going to allow Rubio anywhere near a national ticket. Until 2014 at least, his function will be as a comely Republican ornament.

[Kramer]

He has shown himself to be quite good-looking.

He has done nothing significant. Prettyboy rightwing Republicans have not been any sort of boon to Miami.
Nor have ugly ones. Having a Spanish surname (it means "blond, by the way)  will not attract any large Hispanic vote, as he is against immigration reform and Mexicans, Puertoricans and other Hispanics think of Cuban "exiles" as smart asses who won't shut up. Note that Cubans do not call themselves immigrants (ie people who have come to stay and make a life here) buy "exiles" (royalty waiting here temporarily to reclaim the thrones that the evil Castro took away from them and gave to unworthy Cuban Negroes).

Note the experience of our first Cuban American senator, Mel Martinez, who Juniorbush and Jebbie thought was such a clever fellow: he was Chairman of the GOP, and Senator and then was told that the Party would not support his reelection and forced him to RESIGN after he tried to get a serious immigration reform bill through Congress.

The GOP is not going to allow Rubio anywhere near a national ticket. Until 2014 at least, his function will be as a comely Republican ornament.

He has shown himself to be quite good-looking.
He has done nothing significant.
Gets in the black vote

Of course I'm talking about Obama

[Xavier_Onassis]

Barack Obama is recognized as a Black American buy other Black Americans.

To the average Mexican American, Rubio is a Cuban, not necessarily a colleague.

Cubans are normally welcomed if they sneak into the country and given all sorts of benefits. Other Latinos are deported.

You may think that all Hispanics should identify with Cubans, but this is not normally the case. Mexicans are unlikely to vote for Rubio if he thinks his aunt Juana should be welcomed and their Tia Maria be deported.
 

[BT]

Maybe Rubio will run as an American instead of a Cuban-American. I don't think identity politics is as important to Republicans as it is Dems.

[Xavier_Onassis]

The ONLY reason that Rubio would get any nomination for anything would be because (1) he is thought to have great appeal to fellow Hispanic voters, and (2) it might be assumed that as a Floridian, he might get more votes from other Floridians.

In the even you do not know, Florida's Republicans elected the least popular governor we have in a very long time, a healthcare thief named Rick Scott, who basically bought both the nomination as well as the governorship in a three man race.

Here in Miami-Dade County, we had two candidates for county mayor, running as non partisans, but both were Republicans. Robaina was favored in an 11 man primary, but then he admitted he voted for Scott. The other, Gimenez, told us he voted for Alex Sink, the Democrat, because he thought Scott was a dishonest crook.

Gimenez won. Even though Luther Campbell who got 115 in the general election and carried all the Black precincts, endorsed Robaina.

The Republican Party has become poison here in Florida, thanks to Rick Scott, who has been writing his own favorable blogs lately.

[Christians4LessGvt]

Marco Rubio is a bright new star for Republicans.

I really like the guy.

I think 2012 may be too early to put him on the national ticket, but his future is exciting.

Happy 4th of July From Marco Rubio

[Xavier_Onassis]

I remain unexcited. he is just another Belen Academy exilio. He might not even get reelected. As I said, the GOP is poison here because of that dipshit Scott.

[BT]

Was Rick Scott ever indicted and tried for this thievery?

[Xavier_Onassis]

Scott bailed before they shut down his company.

He got away Scott Free, with around $300 million

[Kramer]

The ONLY reason that Rubio would get any nomination for anything would be because (1) he is thought to have great appeal to fellow Hispanic voters, and (2) it might be assumed that as a Floridian, he might get more votes from other Floridians.

In the even you do not know, Florida's Republicans elected the least popular governor we have in a very long time, a healthcare thief named Rick Scott, who basically bought both the nomination as well as the governorship in a three man race.

Here in Miami-Dade County, we had two candidates for county mayor, running as non partisans, but both were Republicans. Robaina was favored in an 11 man primary, but then he admitted he voted for Scott. The other, Gimenez, told us he voted for Alex Sink, the Democrat, because he thought Scott was a dishonest crook.

Gimenez won. Even though Luther Campbell who got 115 in the general election and carried all the Black precincts, endorsed Robaina.

The Republican Party has become poison here in Florida, thanks to Rick Scott, who has been writing his own favorable blogs lately.

a flaw exists in your reasoning. He got elected to office and it wasn't just Cubans that voted for him. You big dummy!

[Xavier_Onassis]

Again, Scott was not governor when Rubio was elected. Now the GOP is poison because of asshole Scott. Rubio has done nothing since he was elected, other than to make you get the hots for him.

Now is not then.

GOP will not put Rubio on the ticket because he would be replaced by a Scott appointee, and when there was an election, by a Democrat.

If Rubio is such an effing genius, why do you want him to leave the Senate?

As I said, he would NOT attract many Hispanics to the ticket, he would NOT carry Florida for the GOP and he claims that he is not interested in the job. he won't be the GOP VP candidate.

[Amianthus]

If Rubio is such an effing genius, why do you want him to leave the Senate?

Executive positions have more power than legislative positions. This is why you see Senators leaving for Governorships.

[Xavier_Onassis]

A VP does not, however, have more power than a senator.

Any power that is given to a VP is given by the president. Cheney had much more influence than Quayle.

I imagine that more Floridians would pick Rubio over Scott as governor, but it is unlikely that we will ever be given that choice. Certainly not until Scott's term is up.

Lamentably, Scott cannot be removed by recall.

[Plane]

  Biden must have been ready to retire.

  Like JFK , Theodore Rosevelt , Trueman , and everyone elese that accepted Veep as a carreer step.