LF: Marco Rubio Praises Lindsey Graham, Attacks Rand Paul on National Security

Title: Marco Rubio Praises Lindsey Graham, Attacks Rand Paul on National Security
Source: ABC News
URL Source: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/marc ... ks-rand-paul/story?id=35895244
Published: Dec 21, 2015
Author: INES DE LA CUETARA
Post Date: 2015-12-21 21:26:55 by Hondo68
Keywords: Vice President, Lindsey Graham
Views: 1988
Comments: 6

PHOTO: Sen. Marco Rubio greets diners at Georges Diner in Meredith, N.H., Dec. 21, 2015.

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Sen. Marco Rubio greets diners at George's Diner in Meredith, N.H., Dec. 21, 2015.

At a campaign stop in Rochester, New Hampshire, Marco Rubio passed judgment on two fellow senators for their records on national security, simultaneously praising Lindsey Graham and attacking Rand Paul.

“I thought [Graham] was one of the most forceful voices on any of the debate stages about rebuilding our military. So, we will miss that on the campaign,” Rubio told reporters shortly after Graham announced he would be suspending his presidential campaign.

Rubio was also asked whether he would be seeking Graham’s endorsement.

“It’s probably premature to ask for that. He just got out of the race today,” Rubio answered. “Let’s give him some time to get through the holidays, but we’d love the support of as many people as possible. Certainly, Lindsey, someone who supports national security as strongly as he does, is someone whose support we would welcome.”

Unprompted, Rubio then zeroed in on Paul.

“You have people who want to be commander-in-chief who openly supported what was called a ‘containment budget.' That’s what the Rand Paul budget was called,” he said. "It is -- to me -- something that the next commander-in-chief cannot be for.”

“Rebuilding our military should be a consensus position in our party,” Rubio said. “How anyone could support these defense cuts or even further defense cuts that some of the people running for president have, is for me unfathomable.”

Out on the stump, national security is one of Rubio’s main talking points.

“The number one obligation of the federal government is to keep us safe,” he often says.

Paul and Rubio have gone back and forth at each other in recent weeks. On Friday, Paul called for Rubio to resign his Senate seat for having missed a budget vote. In an interview that aired Sunday on CBS, Rubio shot back.

"I don't want to engage him too much because he's got his own style about him,” Rubio said of Paul, but “he's the only person running who likes politics so much, he's running for two offices at the same time.”

I've noticed that Rubio has put on 25-30 pounds in the last few years, especially this last year. He's starting to look like Christie's Mini-Me.

Not that it matters much but Rand Paul voted no on the containment budget, known as "sequestration". Just like Rubio and Lindsey Graham.

Not that these lazy libmedia types will ever bother to look at the actual voting records.

“The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.” - George S. Patton

This practically guaranteed he will get Lady Lindsey's vote,the vote of his mother,and the vote of his favorite rent boy.

Maybe he could praise Boy Jorge and Poppy and pick up another half-dozen or so votes? Boy,he would really be on a roll then!

Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)

American Indians had open borders. Look at how well that worked out for them.