"As I’ve been working on immigration reform legislation" should have been accurately stated as "I have been working on amnesty for up to 33 million illegal aliens that would cost taxpayers $6.3 trillion over 50 years". Marco Rubio WAS a rising star of the conservative movement. I think his star is fading fast and I'm not certain he can reverse the damage no matter what he does. It is hard to understand why an apparently intelligent conservative could make a career killing decision like this. I donated $1000 to his Florida campaign but will no longer support him financially. I suggest that all conservatives do the same until he abandons the amnesty folly and reassures us that he has come to his senses.

Rush Limbaugh made this argument over a week ago...where has Schlichter been? While I'm not a religious person, sometimes I wonder what people arriving at the gates of heaven are going to say to God when he asks them why they supporting the killing of unborn children and gay marriage. Matthew 19:4-6 New King James Version (NKJV) 4 And He answered and said to them, “Have you not read that He who made[a] them at the beginning ‘made them male and female,’[b] 5 and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’?[c] 6 So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.”

"Republicans Must Show Support for Hispanic Dreams" is the WRONG message. Are "Hispanic Dreams" different than the dreams of blacks, Asians, whites, etc.? I don't think so. People who come here, legally or illegally, do so to pursue A COMMON DREAM of freedom, opportunity, and a better future for their children. What Republicans need to do is educate all people that conservatives understand the dream, because we have lived it, and that our policies provide the best chance for them to realize the dream.

Sorry, but I don't want the people driving our school buses, trucks, their own cars, or flying planes to be buzzed on either dope OR alcohol. I understand the libertarian arguments and the financial arguments regarding freedom, product purity, the ability to tax, reduction of crime, etc. If you would support mandatory drug testing for all of the above, with irrevocable license forfeiture if the test is positive, then I would consider supporting the legalization of marijuana. Note that we already have testing and license suspension/forfeiture for dwi, so this would be consistent. Do you want your child taken care of by a stoned child care worker? If not, then why would you support legalization?

Chris Christie is a Democrat in waiting. If he gets more heat from real conservatives he will just do a Charlie Crist and switch sides. Like most politicians, Christie will say anything to get elected, then once elected he will do what he wants. Florida Governor Rick Scott is another so-called conservative who is now flip flopping on the promises that got him elected. Conservatives are tired of holding their noses and voting for the lessor of the evils. Is there not one truly honest person of conservative principles who will not compromise to get elected or re-elected? Apparently not.

Sorry, but Governor MoonBeam continues to deserve that title. He is mostly responsible for the massive obligations required for public employee unions. He is mostly responsible for the idiotic bullet train to nowhere that is going to cost 3-4 times original estimate and which few will ever ride. He is mostly responsible for people and businesses leaving California in droves. He is mostly responsible for California now having the highest state tax rate in the nation (Many of us are now paying about 52% in combined Federal and State taxes, plus property taxes, sales taxes, various other fees.) Please don't insult us by comparing Jerry Brown with a conservative.

Don't be surprised when Republican Chris Christie changes party affiliation and becomes Democrat Chris Christie. Many of his positions are solidly on the left side, global warming for one, and his recent hurricane dance with Obama and demand for a massive federal government cash infusion for the hurricane damage, i.e. making all of us responsible for the damage done in New Jersey, shows his true colors. Seriously, he is not Presidential material...at least not for Republicans or conservatives.

Yes Linda, let's open the floodgates and give amnesty to all the illegal aliens living here. Then, when they get their path to citizenship they can bring their families in too. The result, according to some studies, will be 100 million immigrants. And guess what Linda. They will mostly vote Democrat, leaving the GOP even further in the hole. Most conservatives are willing to address the issue of those illegal immigrants who are already here...once the border is fully secured.