Meet Marco Rubio (The Man Republicans Are Pushing Aside)

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This video of former Florida Speaker of the House Marco Rubio is making the rounds in the conservative blogosphere. As HotAir asks: "Why in the world would John Cornyn and the NRSC want to back Charlie Crist against this guy?"

To be sure, the NRSC's premature endorsement of Governor Crist would have evoked some negative reaction -- even if his primary opponent were some right-wing nobody... or a squishy liberal Republican. But with Rubio, the Republican establishment has essentially pushed aside a young, attractive, conservative, Hispanic, highly-qualified, experienced leader.

The establishment mentality never changes. Remember, it was the Republican establishment who thought that the Gerald Fords, Nelson Rockefeller's, and Bob Doles were better than Ronald Reagan. The more things change...

Here is Rubio's announcement video ...

Over at Townhall, Greg Hengler writes: "Rubio is a Cuban-American; he will turn 38 years-old on May 28. Whether you agree with his final statement of "truth" or not, this guy is a star."

I concur. If only we weren't strangling the baby in the crib ...

Filed Under: Senate, Republicans, Primaries, Voting

Tagged: charlie crist, CharlieCrist, marco rubio, MarcoRubio

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