Welcome to the Rubio & Rand Party
Want to know if Republicans finally back immigration reform, stand a chance of picking up Senate seats in the midterms, or get their act together by 2016? Instead of the GOP, watch the Rubio-Paul Party.
Forget John Boehner. Ignore Karl Rove. The real action in the GOP is coming from the newest wing of the party, the one born in the spring of 2009 – the offspring of Tea Party activists that almost single-handedly propelled Republicans to control of the House.
This new movement brought Marco Rubio and Rand Paul to Washington – and made them the two most potent forces in GOP politics today. It also brought Chris Christie to New Jersey and Scott Walker to Wisconsin – and made them two of the most potent forces for 2016.
Right now, it’s Rubio and Paul dominating the show. This wing of the party has its own version of the Republican National Committee: the Heritage Foundation, now run by former South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint, a godfather of the new crusade; the aggressive, wealthy Koch brothers; and the Club for Growth, which chafes the Washington establishment by backing firebrands in GOP primaries (including one Marco Rubio).
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Rubio is fast turning into McCain and Graham’s Mini-me, another RINO who will talk conservative only to get elected.
Wethal on March 21, 2013 at 9:19 AM
Too bad Tea Party candidates haven’t become the defacto leaders in the House.
Doughboy on March 21, 2013 at 9:20 AM
How sweet it is.
petefrt on March 21, 2013 at 9:32 AM
Bienvenido a la fiesta amnistía!
Pork-Chop on March 21, 2013 at 9:41 AM
Not so subtle scare-mongering from the writers at Politico.
I wonder how many articles they’ve written that mention the Tides Foundation?
That said, I’d rather be in a GOP lead by the likes of Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, and Ted Cruz than John McCain and Mitch McConnell.
DRayRaven on March 21, 2013 at 9:42 AM
And the lefties try to tell us the Tea Party is over.
petefrt on March 21, 2013 at 9:45 AM
Really? There’s a Rubio and Rand party going on and nobody invited me? Where’s this party taking place?
HerneTheHunter on March 21, 2013 at 10:00 AM
I bet 2 Chains music is playing at their party.
Ain’t no party like a Rubio and Rand party!
terryannonline on March 21, 2013 at 10:16 AM
The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.
-The Tea Party
eaglephin on March 21, 2013 at 11:47 AM