Yes, the Republican presidential primary is colliding with CPAC this week, but a lesser-noticed (and probably less-interesting) contest is playing out as well: the race for vice president.
The two entrants in that competition who have shown up so far at the three-day Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington are Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell. Rubio gave an electric speech Thursday morning, reminding some in the audience of why he might make a good running mate ; a charismatic, telegenic conservative from the swing state of Florida.
This morning was McDonnell’s turn. The battleground-state governor made his pitch, not being grandiose but instead calmly going through his record and jabbing President Obama.
Read more at ABC News. By Matt Negrin, ABC News
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Virginia happens to be a state whose leadership along with no doubt urging and help from the republican establishment has disenfranchised voters by limiting the primary ballot to Romney and Paul, both of whom are losers extraordinaire. Why put Rubio on the ticket? In terms of meeting constitutional requirements as laid down in Article II Section I, isn’t he ineligible for the office of president since both his parents were not American citizens when he was born or has that provision been effectively repealed or amended with the election and refusal to vet Obama? The tone of this article is all glowing warm and fuzzy about the potential of a Rubio candidacy as if, ho-hum, who cares about the Constitution anyway. If the demonic-rats and Obama can ignore it, so can we. Turnabout’s fair play isn’t it? Such is the way a nation incrementally decays and dies from within by cavalierly ignoring the rule of law, its foundation. Extrapolated to its full extent the nation eventually arrives at anarchy and chaos having lost all semblance of order and respect for the rule of law.