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politics and politicians Title: Marco Rubio: Jeb Bush a true conservative Marco Rubio blasted Rand Paul but said Jeb Bush would be a credible candidate if the former Florida governor decides to run for president. On ABC's "This Week," Florida's Republican senator said he had not decided whether to seek the White House in 2016. "Jeb is going to be a very -- if he decides to run, he is going to be a very credible and a very significant candidate in this race," Rubio told George Stephanopoulos. "I have tremendous respect for him." Bush is a true conservative with a record in Florida that people can examine, Rubio said. But Rubio said he will not be affected by Bush's decision. "I would imagine the presidential field is going to be quite crowded and there will be multiple people running," Rubio said. "For me, the decision isn't based on anyone else, and that's not just exclusively Jeb, that's anyone else who would decide to run." Rubio has blasted President Barack Obama's decision to open diplomatic relations with Cuba. The "This Week" interview gave Rubio the chance to rip fellow Republican Sen. Rand Paul, who has dismissed Rubio's views on Cuba as isolationist. cComments When the Republicans nominate a Conservative, like Reagan, they carry 49 states in a Landslide election. When they nominate moderates like Gerald Ford, George Bush Senior, Bob Dole, John McCain, Romney, now Jeb Bush, they get pounded at the polls. HELLO?????? BCLOMPTWIHM_ AT 7:43 AM DECEMBER 22, 2014 ADD A COMMENTSEE ALL COMMENTS 5 "First of all, Rand, if he wants to become the chief cheerleader of Obama's foreign policy, he certainly has a right to do that," Rubio said. "I'm going to continue to oppose the Obama -- Obama-Paul foreign policy on Cuba because I know it won't lead to freedom and liberty for the Cuban people, which is my sole interest here." Asked if he could support Paul as the Republican presidential candidate, Rubio said, "I anticipate supporting whoever the Republican nominee is and I'm pretty confident that the Republican nominee for president will be someone who has a pretty forceful role." Rubio appeared on several Sunday morning programs. On CBS' "Face the Nation," he talked about the furor over North Korea's hacking and Sony's decision not to release "The Interview." Rubio supported an idea floated by the head of the Republican Party, Reince Priebus, to ask people to buy tickets to "The Interview." "I think as many Americans as possible that can show that they're not going to be deterred by these sort of attacks, the better off we're all going to be," Rubio told Bob Schieffer. "The problem Sony is saying is that movie theaters don't want to show it because of that threat that was made about hurting people at the movie theaters. "But I think it is critical, that whether it's downloading it on a streaming video platform or actually having people open up their facility so that folks can watch this movie, I think it's an important part of our response that we show that we're not going to allow these attacks to infringe upon our constitutional rights." On "Face the Nation," Rubio expanded on his views about Obama and Cuba. "I am not opposed to changes in Cuba policy," Rubio told Schieffer. "I think we constantly need to examine our foreign policy. I am opposed to changes like this that have no chance of leading to the result that we want, which is more freedom and more liberty for the Cuban people. This change is entirely predicated upon the false notion that engagement alone automatically leads to freedom." On NBC's "Meet the Press," Rubio said: "If I were president, what I would have done is I would have actively and vibrantly engaged with democracy activists inside the island of Cuba, who, of all, and many of whom, wanted changes in Cuba policy, but who all feel betrayed by this president. He completely ignored them and threw them to the side in this whole process." Rubio complained that there needed to be more commerce with Cuba before Obama recognized the island nation diplomatically. "The old policy, I keep hearing these reports about how the old policy was designed to overthrow the Castro regime," Rubio said. "That's false. The embargo's original purpose was to protect American companies because those properties had been expropriated. American companies in Cuba had their assets seized." The embargo's purpose in the 21st century was as leverage toward democracy, Rubio added. "What the president has done here is given away much of that leverage in exchange for zero democratic opening," he said. On "This Week," Rubio talked about Pope Francis' involvement in helping change relations between the United States and Cuba. "I would ask him [the pope] to take up the cause of the freedom and liberty of the Cuban people, which is not part of this engagement," Rubio said. "Hasn't he done that?" Stephanopoulos asked. "I haven't heard those statements made," Rubio said. "The pope is a spiritual leader and he always, naturally, is going to want to bring people closer together. And I respect that as a spiritual leader. But I think it's also important to say that people deserve the right to be free. Our nation was founded on that principle." Rubio said he was encouraged that Obama is influenced by the pontiff. "Perhaps he will follow his lead on the sanctity of life and on respect for religious liberties, as well," Rubio added.
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#1. To: out damned spot (#0)
Rubio's comments on Cuba are right on. Good news is Obola probably handed FL to the GOP next cycle.
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name (John 1:12)
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