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The Ridiculous Reason Rubio Endorsed Romney This Week

Matt Lewis reports that Rubio was prompted to endorse Romney because of the missile defense non-controversy: “I’ve never thought about this as a political calculation,” Rubio said of his endorsement. “I’m just sitting back here and watching a president that just got back from overseas — where he told the Russian president to work with […]

Matt Lewis reports that Rubio was prompted to endorse Romney because of the missile defense non-controversy:

“I’ve never thought about this as a political calculation,” Rubio said of his endorsement. “I’m just sitting back here and watching a president that just got back from overseas — where he told the Russian president to work with him and give him space so he can be more flexible if he gets re-elected.”

“The stakes are so high. We’re not running against John F. Kennedy here,” he said.

This is only slightly more credible than Romney’s claim back in 2008 that he was dropping out of the presidential race because he didn’t want to aid in the “surrender to terror.” How could the truly unimportant “live mic” non-event be weighing so heavily on Rubio’s mind? Is he always so deeply troubled by insignificant comments?

Leaving that aside, what does Rubio think he is saying when he says that “we’re not running against John F. Kennedy”? JFK was unfortunately someone who indulged in a great deal of anticommunist bluster as a candidate, and then once in office he managed to preside over one of the most disastrous diplomatic episodes in postwar history at the Vienna summit in 1961. The first half of his term was littered with failures and near-catastrophes. It’s true that Romney won’t be running against someone like JFK, but that isn’t flattering to Kennedy. Indeed, if there is anyone in the election who bears a strong resemblance to Kennedy and his lack of foreign policy experience, it would be Romney.

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