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supermario21
02-06-2013, 02:42 PM
POLITICO ‏@politico
#breaking: RT @mkraju Rubio giving GOP response to SOTU
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sailingaway
02-06-2013, 02:43 PM
Yeah, I saw that on twitter. Even for the ditto heads they should grasp from that that he is as establishment as you can get.
itshappening
02-06-2013, 02:45 PM
Grrr....

it's a good job he's a pretty lackluster performer and will likely say hardly anything substantial.
Sola_Fide
02-06-2013, 02:45 PM
Yeah, I saw that on twitter. Even for the ditto heads they should grasp from that that he is as establishment as you can get.

Sadly, I think they wouldn't get that.
compromise
02-06-2013, 02:46 PM
Not surprised, I and many other users predicted Rubio would be chosen in the "draft Rand Paul for SOTU response" thread.
sailingaway
02-06-2013, 03:08 PM
Sadly, I think they wouldn't get that.

We'll tell them.

We have a very good track record of pointing out that sort of thing.
itshappening
02-06-2013, 03:13 PM
Rubio is very lackluster, honestly, all he does is talk in the abstract. Conservatives are not going to fall for that routine, not after 8 years of Obama doing pretty much the same thing.

This will end up like Bobby Jindal in 2009.
Confederate
02-06-2013, 03:13 PM
gay
DrHendricks
02-06-2013, 03:21 PM
I know I shouldn't be disappointed. But I am. Rand has dominated the Republican party since the election. He totally deserved this.
supermario21
02-06-2013, 03:22 PM
Next year would be a better one for Rand to respond to. The 2014 SOTU will be essentially the platform speech for each party headed into midterms.
kahless
02-06-2013, 03:22 PM
Rubio is very lackluster, honestly, all he does is talk in the abstract. Conservatives are not going to fall for that routine, not after 8 years of Obama doing pretty much the same thing.

This will end up like Bobby Jindal in 2009.

I agree. The establishment is desperately trying so hard promoting this guy and he just can't pull it off. I wonder how they are going to spin his performance the next day and it will be very telling where they are headed with their game plan.

I think the establishment is doing this since they want a Jeb Bush/Rubio ticket. But after two losses pushing their Progressive candidates and losing, I do not think they are going to be able to pull it off for a third time as easily.
itshappening
02-06-2013, 03:26 PM
All we need to ask Rubio is this: What would you cut from the Federal budget to balance it?
DrHendricks
02-06-2013, 03:31 PM
All we need to ask Rubio is this: What would you cut from the Federal budget to balance it?

Well....
Um....
You see....
Uh...
WE MUST STOP IRAN!!! BOMBS AWAY!!!!!!
thoughtomator
02-06-2013, 03:34 PM
Who makes the choice of who gets to do the response?
devil21
02-06-2013, 03:41 PM
At least this means he likely will not be giving next year's response.
tsai3904
02-06-2013, 03:41 PM
Who makes the choice of who gets to do the response?

The House and Senate leaders so Boehner and McConnell.
sailingaway
02-06-2013, 04:15 PM
this may be part of why he was chosen, for their legislative agenda and 'rebranding':

Chad Pergram ‏@ChadPergram

Sen Marco Rubio (R-FL) to deliver formal GOP response to State of the Union speech next week. Will do so in English and Spanish.
Tax the Fed
02-06-2013, 05:56 PM
I know I shouldn't be disappointed. But I am. Rand has dominated the Republican party since the election. He totally deserved this.


Next year would be a better one for Rand to respond to. The 2014 SOTU will be essentially the platform speech for each party headed into midterms.

and both this year and next year SOTU response by Rand - whether official or unofficial - will be the best of them all anyway.
Sola_Fide
02-06-2013, 06:01 PM
The House and Senate leaders so Boehner and McConnell.

Really? Interesting...I didn't know that. These Republican morons have stars in their eyes and they think Rubio is going to bring them a win, but he will go down in flames to Hillary. He has no chance at all with that war-all-the-time rhetoric.
Anti Federalist
02-06-2013, 06:08 PM
this may be part of why he was chosen, for their legislative agenda and 'rebranding':

Chad Pergram ‏@ChadPergram

Sen Marco Rubio (R-FL) to deliver formal GOP response to State of the Union speech next week. Will do so in English and Spanish.

How very inclusive and diverse.
mz10
02-06-2013, 06:23 PM
I have no problem with him giving the response this year. Let him have all the fanfare he wants right now in 2013. Rubio and Hillary are peaking WAAAYYY too early, I guarantee it won't last.
JK/SEA
02-06-2013, 06:30 PM
Rubio?...by God, i think we finally got ourselves a winner!
AuH20
02-06-2013, 06:35 PM
Rand Paul is being intentionally hidden by the mainstream GOP as well as Fox. Put 2 and 2 together.
Tax the Fed
02-06-2013, 06:39 PM
. . . Let him have all the fanfare he wants right now in 2013. Rubio and Hillary are peaking WAAAYYY too early, I guarantee it won't last.
Hilary's career plans for 2016 are already sealed as finished - no peaking too early being seen in her.

http://i372.photobucket.com/albums/oo161/sunblush/hilary002.jpg
Confederate
02-06-2013, 06:40 PM
Look at the bright side, if he gives it this year, he won't be giving it the next 2 which are much more important.