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I've heard Rubios name mentioned as a possible 2106 contender for the White House.
Most conservatives should feel totally comfortable with his ethics, or lack thereof.
Welcome to the Liars Club (AKA Rightwing GOP), Marco!
During his rise to political prominence, Sen. Marco Rubio frequently repeated a compelling version of his family’s history that had special resonance in South Florida.
He was the “son of exiles,” he told audiences, Cuban Americans “forced off their beloved island after a thug,” Fidel Castro, took power.
But a review of documents — including naturalization papers and other official records — reveals that the Florida Republican’s account embellishes the facts.
The documents show that Rubio’s parents came to the United States and were admitted for permanent residence more than two-and-a-half years before Castro’s forces overthrew the Cuban government …
http://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...1L_story.html?wprss&google_editors_picks=true
Did that leave the false impression that his parents fled Castro?
Well, it's more vivid to imagine them escaping with the clothes on their back as the red noose tightened than it is to imagine them simply deciding never to return to the country.
He leans on the Cuban drama to make domestic political points.
It's a frequent Rubio trope, comparing this or that liberal priority to the stuff that turned Cuba into a Communist state.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2011/10/21/marco_rubio_not_actually_a_liar.html
Most conservatives should feel totally comfortable with his ethics, or lack thereof.
Welcome to the Liars Club (AKA Rightwing GOP), Marco!
During his rise to political prominence, Sen. Marco Rubio frequently repeated a compelling version of his family’s history that had special resonance in South Florida.
He was the “son of exiles,” he told audiences, Cuban Americans “forced off their beloved island after a thug,” Fidel Castro, took power.
But a review of documents — including naturalization papers and other official records — reveals that the Florida Republican’s account embellishes the facts.
The documents show that Rubio’s parents came to the United States and were admitted for permanent residence more than two-and-a-half years before Castro’s forces overthrew the Cuban government …
http://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...1L_story.html?wprss&google_editors_picks=true
Did that leave the false impression that his parents fled Castro?
Well, it's more vivid to imagine them escaping with the clothes on their back as the red noose tightened than it is to imagine them simply deciding never to return to the country.
He leans on the Cuban drama to make domestic political points.
It's a frequent Rubio trope, comparing this or that liberal priority to the stuff that turned Cuba into a Communist state.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2011/10/21/marco_rubio_not_actually_a_liar.html