Rubio for vice president

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Rubio Earning High Praise in Senate for Foreign-Policy Work
Sunday, 03 Jun 2012

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida is a rising star on foreign policy issues, according to some of the most formidable foreign policy experts on both sides of the aisle in the Senate.

In a lengthy profile of his foreign policy acumen in the Miami Herald, Rubio was complimented by fellow Senate workhorses like Joe Lieberman and John Kerry. They praised what was described as Rubio's mastery of issues confronting the United States around the world, from the Middle East to the Caribbean.

Rubio travelled to Tripoli in September, before dictator Moammar Gadhafi was killed, with Sens. John McCain and Lieberman. They also accompanied Rubio in February to Munich and Spain, where they met Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy Brey.

“When it got to Marco he began engaging in conversation with the prime minister in Spanish,” Lieberman told the Herald. “I was impressed.”

“Months later, in April, Lieberman introduced Rubio in his foreign-policy coming-out speech at the liberal-leaning Brookings Institution — a perfect forum for the freshman senator to stoke speculation about a vice-presidential bid, while showcasing his foreign policy chops and his bipartisan bonafides,” the Herald reported.

Lieberman said he was blown away by Rubio’s ability to opine thoughtfully on affairs from Haiti to Iran to Afghanistan.

“This wasn’t someone just reading a speech,” he said. “He knew the subject matter.”

Lieberman said he sees Rubio rapidly becoming part of a new “deep bench” of foreign policy experts in the Republican caucus, especially after it lost Indiana Sen. Dick Lugar, who was just ousted in a primary tea-party rout. Lieberman said Rubio is “unique.”

After the Brookings speech, Rubio joined with Democratic Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania to author a resolution condemning the atrocities in Syria. Rubio, Lieberman said, helped overcome Republican objections. Case said in a written statement that he was happy with the “bipartisan effort” against Syria and Iran.

“While we disagree on many issues,” Casey, a fellow foreign relations committee member, said, “he has welcomed the opportunity to work together in a bipartisan way on these critical national security issues.”

Kerry, meanwhile, was no less effusive.

“I’ve been impressed by his thinking — doing the homework necessary to earn the credibility with respect to your approach to things. I think that’s constructive,” Kerry said.

“A lot of the colleagues around here, obviously, are interested in substance and interested in people who do the work and are not impressed by people who are prone to play the political end of something and hold a press conference and not do the work,” Kerry said.

“They want to see someone buckle down and learn the ropes. And I think he’s clearly been doing that in a very positive way.”

http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/rubio-lieberman-foreign-policy/2012/06/03/id/441056

[240 is Back]

yeah, a year in senate, he's ready to be president.

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yeah, a year in senate, he's ready to be president.

LOL!!!!!   Are you motherfucking kidding.

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LOL!!!!!   Are you motherfucking kidding.

obama wasn't ready.  rubio isn't ready.

we dont need ANOTHER training wheels president.

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obama wasn't ready.  rubio isn't ready.

we dont need ANOTHER training wheels president.

Yet, you knee padded obama for five years now, and now protest Rubio?    GMAFB!!", 

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yeah, a year in senate, he's ready to be president.

The lying liar at it again.   

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Rubio to Newsmax on New Book:  I Can Make a Difference

http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/marco-rubio-new-book/2012/06/18/id/442710

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Rubio Book Hits NY Times Best-Seller List
Thursday, 28 Jun 2012
By Paul Scicchitano

Sen. Marco Rubio’s new book “An American Son” was released last week with a splash of publicity — and now will debut its first week out
on the prestigious New York Times best-seller’s list.

Rubio, a conservative and tea party favorite, rose to national prominence after defeating Republican Fla. Gov. Charlie Crist in a heated GOP primary in 2010.

Rubio is considered the leading favorite among conservatives to be Romney’s vice presidential running mate. And, according to a recent IBOPE poll, Rubio was the leading choice to be Romney’s VP among all voters. Romney has indicated that Rubio is being considered for the job.

In “An American Son” the first-term Florida senator chronicles his dramatic rise to national prominence in his memoir, which he describes as “an ode to this country,” the “single greatest nation in all of human history.”

In an exclusive interview with Newsmax recently, Rubio discussed his autobiography, which offers an extraordinarily candid look at his “mistakes and successes,” and reveals that during his longshot campaign for the Senate against Florida’s then incumbent governor, the odds appeared so insurmountable that he actually contemplated withdrawing from the race so he wouldn’t be “embarrassed by losing,” but his wife convinced him to continue on.

Rubio, a devout Catholic, also discusses at length the role his faith has played in his political aspirations.

“In the process of writing a book, you come to conclusions that maybe you didn’t have before you started the process,” the charismatic tea party favorite and former speaker of the Florida House told Newsmax. “It forces you to stop for a second, reflect back on your life, and then try to share with readers the lessons that you’ve learned, how you’ve learned from your mistakes and from your successes, and hopefully inspire people not just for public service but hopefully to be conservatives too.”

http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/rubio-marco-crist-bestseller/2012/06/28/id/443780

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Rubio Book Stays on Times’ Top 10 List
Friday, 06 Jul 2012
By Jim Meyers

Sen. Marco Rubio’s new book “An American Son” is moving up to No. 4 on the New York Times’ nonfiction best-seller list for the week of July 15 after debuting on the prestigious list the first week after its publication.

Rubio, a conservative Republican and tea party favorite, rose to national prominence after defeating Florida Gov. Charlie Crist in the 2010 Senate race. He is considered the leading favorite among conservatives to be Mitt Romney’s vice presidential running mate, and Romney has declared that his campaign is “thoroughly vetting” Rubio for the post.

After the Supreme Court decision affirming the constitutionality of most of Obamacare, Rubio was a leading voice decrying the healthcare reform plan, saying it is essentially a “middle-class tax increase” and predicting opponents will win new support for repealing the law.

He said the court’s decision to uphold the law could further stall the nation’s lagging economic recovery and create tax problems for millions of Americans who will be required to have health insurance by 2014.

In an exclusive interview with Newsmax recently, Rubio discussed his autobiography, which offers an extraordinarily candid look at his “mistakes and successes” and reveals that during his longshot campaign for the Senate against Florida’s then incumbent governor, the odds appeared so insurmountable that he actually contemplated withdrawing from the race so he wouldn’t be “embarrassed by losing,” but his wife convinced him to continue on.

Rubio, a devout Catholic, also discusses at length the role his faith has played in his political aspirations, his plan to build a strong and prosperous America, how he stood up to Washington’s reckless spending, how his hard-working immigrant parents shaped his vision for the country, and his surprising personal views about President Obama and his 2008 election.

“In the process of writing a book, you come to conclusions that maybe you didn’t have before you started the process,” he told Newsmax. “It forces you to stop for a second, reflect back on your life, and then try to share with readers the lessons that you’ve learned, how you’ve learned from your mistakes and from your successes, and hopefully inspire people not just for public service but hopefully to be conservatives too.”

http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/rubio-book-times-bestseller/2012/07/06/id/444607

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Rubio’s Rise Resonates Financially and Politically
Tuesday, 31 Jul 2012
By Newsmax Wires

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., continues his ascendancy within the Republican Party, reaping political and financial rewards.

His new memoir, “An American Son” is all the rage on the New York Times best-seller list, a feat that could allow Rubio to erase his personal debt, Politico reports. The senator also has enjoyed a 50 percent jump in donations to his campaign committee and leadership PAC during the past few months.

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On the political front, while it appears that Rubio doesn’t stand at the top of Mitt Romney’s vice presidential candidate list, heavyweight Republicans such as former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, and Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad are trumpeting his credentials.

Rubio’s appearances on behalf of Romney have put him in the national spotlight and given him a chance to present his views on policy issues, such as immigration.

“Obviously, if it [the vice presidential slot] was offered to him, he’d jump at it,” Philip Williams, a political science professor at the University of Florida, told Politico. “On the other hand, I think being in the mix, being talked about in terms of his own future political ambitions is important, . . . because he’s looking beyond 2012.”

Like every other member of Congress, Rubio would love to be president. “If Republicans lose in 2012, then being in the mix, being talked about and promoted, that could certainly help him in 2016,” Williams said.

If Romney doesn’t choose Rubio as his running mate and goes on to lose the election, “this could be one of those times when you’re better off being the one everybody wants rather than being the one who actually gets picked,” a GOP strategist told Politico.

http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/rubio-election-republican-party/2012/07/31/id/447133

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he's down to 8% on intrade.   portman 30%, tpaw 27%.   

he's exciting but pretty inexperienced too.  He'll have an actual resume and be more than just a speechreader in 4 or 8 years.