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Why Rubio for Vice President Makes Sense

James165 Wrote: May 24, 2012 6:41 PM

anything about illegal immigration (after he did such a great job blocking legislation). Even got the endorsement of the Tea Party, which has since expressed regrets. Laid low for a while; even voted the right way on some issues in the U.S. Senate, gaining him a good grade on NumbersUSA, most undeserving, because it does not take his record in Florida into consideration. But, not letting the dust settle for too long, he came out criticized the Arizona law. (Then feebly backtracked when it was apparent such criticism was taboo at that point). Also, though, criticized the Republican Party for being hostile to Hispanics, not reaching out to them (translation: cave to amnesty, already). And now here we are with another DREAM Act. ...

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Why Rubio for Vice President Makes Sense

Yes, this column is based out of Florida, so it would seem that an opinion piece suggesting that Marco Rubio makes the most sense for vice president on the Republican side would normally appear to be "home cooking." But until recently, there have been plenty of reasons to believe that perhaps other names made more sense as a choice for Mitt Romney.

In the recent issue of Newsmax magazine, I am quoted as saying that former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee would be the best choice for the GOP ticket. And in many ways he still would be a superlative choice. Huckabee...

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