Jim Inhofe (R-OK), one of the true conservatives in the U. S. Senate, today announced his endorsement of Marco Rubio, the former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives in his primary race against Governor Charlie Crist. Here's a newsclip:
Miami, FL - U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio today announced that he
> has received the endorsement of U.S. Senator James Inhofe (R-OK).
>
> Making today's announcement, Senator Inhofe said, "I enthusiastically
> support Marco Rubio in his campaign for U.S. Senate. Marco is exactly
> the type of conservative leader Americans need in Washington today
> fighting for the principles of limited government, individual liberty
> and personal responsibility.
>
> "Like me, Marco believes that the federal government works best when
> it returns dollars, decisions and freedom to our local communities and families.
> In the Senate, Marco will stand up for America's taxpayers, not with
> President Obama and dangerous big government spending," he added.
And here's what George Will had to say about Rubio in a recent column:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/25/AR2009092502470.html
If conservatives don't vote for Rubio, they might as well wait for the general election and vote for Kendrick Meek. This is from Kendrick Meek's Biography on his website:
Speaker Nancy Pelosi has described Congressman Meek as "a rising leader in the House who is respected throughout our Caucus and throughout the Congress." He is the Co-Chair of Speaker Pelosi's "30-Something" Working Group, which articulates Democratic positions to the public on critical issues before the U.S. Congress.
Marco Rubio is looking pretty good to me.
