Rush Urges Rubio to Run for President and Talks Up Tea (Third) Party
Radio talker Rush Limbaugh warmly applauded U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Tuesday, saying, "I wish he would run for president."
Sharing Rubio's concern over U.S. debt, and Congress's timid efforts to reduce it, Limbaugh praised the freshman senator for challenging GOP leaders to be more aggressive on budget cuts.
Limbaugh also tweaked establishment Republicans by predicting that disgruntled tea partiers could bolt the GOP to form a third party.
"They know they're a majority in the country. If they conclude that they have no influence with the current crop of Republicans, they'll go third party," Limbaugh opined.
The Florida TEA (Taxed Enough Already) Party is a step ahead of the Palm Beach-based conservative. Formed as the first registered political tea party in the country, its slate of state candidates garnered some 300,000 votes last fall.
Naturally, TEA is reviled by rival tea groups and the Republican Party of Florida, which repeatedly and unsuccessfully sued to remove the party's candidates from the 2010 ballot.
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7:25AM MAR 22ND 2011
Defining conservatives these days is not so easy. So maybe Mary is partially right. I have a serious problem with so-called conservatives who think the PATRIOT Act is a good idea, or that the US somehow has the right to deny Bradley Manning of his constitutional rights. And how do those who disagree with government policy somehow find it fine to look the other way when the FBI launches a campaign of intimidation against anti-war protesters. If we want to be true patriots we have to look our for our comrades in the struggle whether we agree with their philosophy or not. You think Rush would agree with that? Or is he just an establishment blowhard too?
6:41PM MAR 15TH 2011
The Florida TEA party has NO affiliation with actual Tea Party Conservatives! Look into the history of it. It is a shame and does not hold to true conservative patriot principles.
10:11PM MAR 15TH 2011
Mary is completely clueless. The TEA party leadership has been in the forefront of conservative political action for over three decades. The "history" is one of less taxes; less government and more individual freedom by statewide leadership of Doug Guetzloe; Fred O'Neal; Randy Wilkinson and many others.
These patriots were fighting decades before the newbies showed up and have tried to claim that they are the only show in town.
The "facts" are pretty clear... the TEA Party has the vision of our founding fathers; the leadership to make a difference and the organizational skills to advance the true principles of the tea party movement.
Look to more national leaders like Rush to start supporting the new movement and abandoning the decayed politics of the past.
These patriots were fighting decades before the newbies showed up and have tried to claim that they are the only show in town.
The "facts" are pretty clear... the TEA Party has the vision of our founding fathers; the leadership to make a difference and the organizational skills to advance the true principles of the tea party movement.
Look to more national leaders like Rush to start supporting the new movement and abandoning the decayed politics of the past.
