Marco Rubio must have gotten a call from the Tea Party and told to get in line. It really does not matter as Crist will likely be the senator from Florida. He is a moderate and fits Florida growing culturally exposed and thinking people.
Just a week ago, GOP Florida Senate candidate Marco Rubio became one of a handful of conservatives to come out against the recent immigration law in Arizona. From what I have read in news reports, I do have concerns about this legislation," Rubio said. "While I don’t believe Arizona’s policy was based on anything other than trying to get a handle on our broken borders, I think aspects of the law, especially that dealing with ‘reasonable suspicion,’ are going to put our law enforcement officers in an incredibly difficult position. It could also unreasonably single out people who are here legally, including many American citizens."
He went on to say, "Throughout American history and throughout this administration we have seen that when government is given an inch it takes a mile." While I don’t know what the Obama administration has to do with a decision made by state officials in Arizona, the argument against government overreach is canonical conservatism.
But all that’s changed apparently! Rubio, citing "changes" to the law that he clearly doesn’t really understand, is now fine with the law, and is back marching in lockstep. Here’s the key excerpt from an interview with Jason Mattera:
JM: If you were in the Arizona state legislature, would you have voted for the law?
MR: The second one that passed hit the right note. Yes.
JM: The first time around, would you have?
MR: Well, I would have wanted to see changes like the ones that were made because I know that that’s not the intent of the bill. We’re always concerned. I mean no one is in favor of a bill that would force American citizens to have to interact with law enforcement in a way that wasn’t appropriate. And the first bill I thought held that door open. Since then, the changes that have been made to the bill I think greatly improve it. CONTINUED
Marco Rubio, Florida Senate Candidate, Flip-Flops On Arizona Immigration Law