Many Tea Party Conservatives/Libertarians were disappointed in Rubio supporting the Libyan war and having a Wilsonian interventionist foreign policy. Although I still have issues with his foreign policy views, he’s spot on on economic and fiscal issues. Unlike other Tea Party heroes like Allen West who agreed to this boondoggle, Marco Rubio held firm and voted against it!
“I cannot support this plan because it fails to actually solve our debt problem, fails to diminish the risk of a credit rating downgrade and is not a long-term solution to avert a debt crisis,” Rubio wrote in a news release on his website. “This plan still adds at least $7 trillion to our debt over 10 years. It fails to immediately start downsizing government, leaving 98 percent of deficit reduction until after the 2012 election. By not addressing the biggest driver of our debt, health care spending, this plan ensures Medicare’s looming bankruptcy, while protecting Obama Care’s $2.6 trillion blank check.”
It also could lead to a tax hike, Rubio wrote.
Marco Rubio is at this pioint the odds on favorite for the VP slot in 2012. He gets it on economic and fiscal matters. Now if only he would channel his inner Rightwing Latin self and reject Wilsonian nation building!
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