tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post8986889068180349741..comments2024-03-29T03:40:00.298-04:00Comments on Progressive Eruptions: "A peculiar, but unmistakable phenomenon..."Shaw Kenawehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-79914813413330528572015-04-15T17:51:03.794-04:002015-04-15T17:51:03.794-04:00Ah... but Les, the point being, if conservatives s...<i><b>Ah... but Les, the point being, if conservatives support Rubio, after having said Obama was unqualified, because of lack of experience, we must ask why they opposed Obama and his election on those grounds</b></i><br /><br />Smart conservatives opposed because of his agenda and what they perceived, rightly or wrongly, his push to the left.<br /><br />Liberals then must acknowledge that Rubio possesses qualification s equal to Obama. <br /><br />It's what you ultimately do with your qualifications that matter if elected.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-8135416480967198562015-04-15T14:13:14.714-04:002015-04-15T14:13:14.714-04:00Ah... but Les, the point being, if conservatives s...Ah... but Les, the point being, if conservatives support Rubio, after having said Obama was unqualified, because of lack of experience, we must ask why they opposed Obama and his election on those grounds.<br /><br />Was it principled, truly based on experience, which we can now see was not true, or was it due to some other issue?<br /><br />These are truly peculiar problems for GOP partisans.Dave Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16777087329254991970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-4327168626331541532015-04-15T13:30:04.768-04:002015-04-15T13:30:04.768-04:00Marco Rubio?
Voted against raising the minimum wa...Marco Rubio?<br /><br />Voted against raising the minimum wage. <br /><br />Walked back his immigration proposal.<br /><br />Wants to repeal Obamacare --no replacement plan.<br /><br />Denies climate change science.<br /><br />If that's considered an attractive candidate that appeals to all voters, not just the Tea Party voters, good luck.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-4148687501782508572015-04-15T12:35:24.313-04:002015-04-15T12:35:24.313-04:00Oops, didn't see the reference in Dave's c...Oops, didn't see the reference in Dave's comment. Shaw Kenawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-79548636273084399392015-04-15T08:39:40.790-04:002015-04-15T08:39:40.790-04:00I believe it was in response to comment with resp...I believe it was in response to comment with respect to qualifications Obama -vs-Rubio.<br /><br />It would seem Rubio is at least in the same league as Obama in 2007/2008.<br /><br />My apology for pointing this out. Won't do so in the future.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-53791982174651973362015-04-15T08:21:21.771-04:002015-04-15T08:21:21.771-04:00Interesting about Rubio, but what does it have to ...Interesting about Rubio, but what does it have to do with my post?Shaw Kenawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-34929459740217160902015-04-14T18:39:05.061-04:002015-04-14T18:39:05.061-04:00Marco Antonio Rubio (born May 28, 1971) is the jun...<i><b>Marco Antonio Rubio (born May 28, 1971) is the junior United States Senator from Florida, serving since January 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives (2007–2009).<br /><br />A Cuban American native of Miami, Florida, Rubio is a graduate of the University of Florida and the University of Miami Law School. In the late 1990s, he served as a City Commissioner for West Miami and was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 2000, representing the 111th House district. He was elected Speaker in November 2006.<br /><br />Rubio announced a run for U.S. Senate in May 2009 after incumbent Republican Mel Martinez resigned. Initially trailing by double-digits against the incumbent Republican Governor Charlie Crist, Rubio eventually surpassed him in polling for the Republican nomination. Rubio won the Republican nomination after Crist opted instead to run with no party affiliation. In a three-way split against Crist and Democratic candidate Kendrick Meek, Rubio won the general election in November 2010 with 48.9 percent of the vote. He is one of three Latinos in the Senate, along with Bob Menendez of New Jersey and Ted Cruz of Texas.[1]<br /></b></i><br /><br /><b><b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Rubio" rel="nofollow">SOURE LINK</a></b><br /></b><br /><br />Further is appears as Rubio rarely if ever <a href="http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/1601/marco-rubio/?p=1#.VS2WN2NFBD8" rel="nofollow">voted present</a>.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-83503243435582715932015-04-14T14:18:19.529-04:002015-04-14T14:18:19.529-04:00Hatred and its sister Fear, have comprised and con...Hatred and its sister Fear, have comprised and continue to comprise<br />the GOP raison d'etre.BB-Idahohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388509941702241290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-59127805372836816242015-04-14T10:53:09.430-04:002015-04-14T10:53:09.430-04:00Shaw, if their criticism of Pres Obama and his pol...Shaw, if their criticism of Pres Obama and his policies is as principled as some would argue, perhaps conservatives could explain their love for presidential candidates Rand Paul, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, and soon Ben Carson.<br /><br />Candidate Obama was pilloried for a lack of experience as he was running, yet his resume was longer and more detailed in 2008 than any of these three.<br /><br />Yet that does not matter any more.<br /><br />Candidate Obama was deemed ineligible by many GOP partisans because he was not a "real American" because he was not born here and his dad was not a citizen.<br /><br />Yet those facts are happily ignored in the case of Cruz, as these facts are not even in dispute with him.<br /><br />Either they are choosing to willfully be intellectually dishonest and inconsistent, seeking only a partisan advantage, or, they really do have a peculiar, unexplained issue.<br /><br />It cannot be both.Dave Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16777087329254991970noreply@blogger.com