(Alternet) Marco Rubio has become the darling of the Republican establishment. Jeb’s implosion is partially responsible for this, but there is also a belief on the Right that Rubio is the best “mainstream” candidate in the field. If that’s true, if Rubio represents moderate conservatism, the GOP is in serious trouble.
Apart from his fresh face, virtually nothing about Rubio is new or endearing. His ideas are either conventionally Republican or uncommonly extremist. On foreign policy, Rubio is a rabid neoconservative. He wants to double down on the Bush Doctrine; he’s surrounded himself with neocon advisers; he supports the government’s unconstitutional surveilance program; he’s pro-torture; and he wants to dramatically increase defense spending even though America spends more on defense than the next eight nations combined.
On domestic and social issues, Rubio is no less extreme. Against the backdrop of record inequalities, he wants to reduce federal revenue and give the top 1% a massive tax cut (which would explode the budget). Like every other Republican, he wants to repeal Obamacare without offering a viable alternative to the millions of Americans who now have health coverage. Read more.
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