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Recoverin_Republican

(218 posts)
Mon Mar 14, 2016, 08:24 PM Mar 2016

Chicago Tribune endorses Marco Rubio, disses Democrats

http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/09/politics/chicago-tribune-endorse-marco-rubio/index.html


The paper found the Democrats' policies problematic, arguing they propose no plans that would curb federal spending.

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"Given the distance from economic reality that Clinton and Sanders have catapulted in their exhortations, we cannot endorse either of them in the Illinois primary election," the paper wrote wrote.
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the Chicago Tribune is a conservative paper. As such, expect them to endorse Bernie, to help the Republican cause.

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Chicago Tribune endorses Marco Rubio, disses Democrats (Original Post) Recoverin_Republican Mar 2016 OP
If they seek to help Republicans by endorsing Bernie, Ron Green Mar 2016 #1
Marco Rubio makes Dan Quayle look literate. Octafish Mar 2016 #2
Apparently, USA will have no problem paying for continuous war in the Middle East. Pres. "W" NCjack Mar 2016 #3

Octafish

(55,745 posts)
2. Marco Rubio makes Dan Quayle look literate.
Mon Mar 14, 2016, 08:30 PM
Mar 2016
Paraphrasing the AP cutline from memory:



Dan Quayle, left, holds a pumpkin next to his head at a country fair.

I was working at a newspaper at the time. We all laughed and laughed.
We could not imagine things would go this far to down the toilet so fast.

NCjack

(10,279 posts)
3. Apparently, USA will have no problem paying for continuous war in the Middle East. Pres. "W"
Mon Mar 14, 2016, 09:00 PM
Mar 2016

showed us how that is done.

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