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FreedomRain

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38. taxpayers?

Thu Feb 25, 2016, 09:26 PM

Feb 2016

A few posters already have alleged this was tax money, but the article says it was a Republican Party credit card. That's their business how they want to spend. (Not that hay couldn't be made about the cozy relationship with healthcare lobbyists)

Still this is a big problem for him. He can't do what John Edwards should have done, i.e. just admit it and let it blow over and not face charges of lying about it. Repub base won't like it anyhow.

If it does turn out to break the campaign, the GOP establishment that does not want Cruz or Trump will have only Kasich to turn to as their best hope for a reasonable sounding candidate. I expect they will get behind him very soon.

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Sweet n/t Mz Pip Feb 2016 #1

I Smell the Unctuous Ted Cruz Stallion Feb 2016 #2

Oh yeah. I bet his minions have Ilsa Feb 2016 #7

Amber Stoner? Uh, what kind of lobbyist might she be? jalan48 Feb 2016 #3

one who likes to travel on the florida taxpayer dime! :) (according to public AMEX records searches) big_dog Feb 2016 #8

Look at those cities - Maybe such conservative southern Republicans think the way they do because JimDandy Feb 2016 #16

Well, he may have been absent from his job for a reason, eh? n/t dixiegrrrrl Feb 2016 #24

I think Marco did indeed get south of the Okeechobee-Arcadia belt waddirum Feb 2016 #70

And there are 17 trips by this Amber Stoner on Rubio's credit charges within this database.... dixiegrrrrl Feb 2016 #26

Healthcare. valerief Feb 2016 #10

Rubio helped her buy a house... according to a source big_dog Feb 2016 #19

Hey, she's not an intern nor a Dem, so it's all good. valerief Feb 2016 #20

He's apologized to his family and his staff and rpannier Feb 2016 #35

You hit most of the high points but you missed one major one. cstanleytech Feb 2016 #58

True rpannier Feb 2016 #60

I'd read the comments on that post jberryhill Feb 2016 #39

Juicy rumor but no proofs as yet, confusion has this as 2 different addresses on the same street. Ford_Prefect Feb 2016 #74

My thought exactly. pangaia Feb 2016 #33

Stick a fork in him. christx30 Feb 2016 #4

Or, he could come out and cry like Falwell and ask forgiveness Ilsa Feb 2016 #11

at least they only spent $50 at the indigo grill on the taxpayers dime! big_dog Feb 2016 #17

drinks, hors d'oeuvres: $20. A big hush tip: PRICELESS! nt Ilsa Feb 2016 #18

To be accurate, it wasn't Falwell, it was Jimmy Swaggart Wednesdays Feb 2016 #22

Thanks. I get crying preachers confused as much as baseball pitchers. nt Ilsa Feb 2016 #25

That's because rpannier Feb 2016 #37

That was Jimmy Sweigart. You mixed up your TV preachers. yellowcanine Feb 2016 #63

see the 2nd reply to me and my followup. ;-) nt Ilsa Feb 2016 #73

The end of yet another GOP elite backed candidate. CanonRay Feb 2016 #43

But it's okay if you're Republican. Remember Mark Sanford? Argentinian Trail governor valerief Feb 2016 #5

It's not good in Rubio's present context. JackRiddler Feb 2016 #49

Don't forget Carson lapfog_1 Feb 2016 #77

Only Democrats Are Not Allowed To Cheat On Their Wives scottie55 Feb 2016 #6

obvious bs Enrique Feb 2016 #9

Dang it. I didn't want this to come out until after he was the Republican nominee. It is still early okaawhatever Feb 2016 #12

Rubio was never going to be the nominee. christx30 Feb 2016 #21

I don't think so. JackRiddler Feb 2016 #51

The far right wing will never back Kasich christx30 Feb 2016 #55

Yet they're backing Trump? JackRiddler Feb 2016 #57

He's been #2 in the primaries behind Trump, but more importantly he's the GOP establishment okaawhatever Feb 2016 #69

Maybe ryan at a brokered convention.... Tikki Feb 2016 #66

I bet Trump will pay her for her story. Big bucks. nt Ilsa Feb 2016 #13

Amber Stoner... Really? You just can't make this stuff up... is this another Ayn Rand novel? Kip Humphrey Feb 2016 #14

Or a Cheech and Chong movie.. IDemo Feb 2016 #27

.. Kip Humphrey Feb 2016 #32

You tag line.... tommcc99 Feb 2016 #36

spread it like a fine manure. Kip Humphrey Feb 2016 #40

Love the guy in the background underpants Feb 2016 #15

He's either shocked rpannier Feb 2016 #41

Commentary at the end reflects the bone the author is picking: Ilsa Feb 2016 #23

This has been circulating for a while Gothmog Feb 2016 #28

We must all be thankful houston16revival Feb 2016 #29

Boggles our mind how they think nobody will notice and they can run and nobody will dig it up. . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2016 #30

OMG, I am here alone in my apartment laughing out loud at this thread. You guys are great..n/t monmouth4 Feb 2016 #31

Right Wing News? oberliner Feb 2016 #34

That was my question, too. n/t eggplant Feb 2016 #53

taxpayers? FreedomRain Feb 2016 #38

I thought his "zipper problem" was already known? Myrina Feb 2016 #42

PLEASE let this be true!!!!! Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2016 #44

Buh bye. DamnYankeeInHouston Feb 2016 #45

Holy shit. Trump just brought up Rubio's credit card issues. LOL!!!! Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2016 #46

Seems Rubio's been a naughty little robot! beac Feb 2016 #47

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I find that hard to believe because Marco is the Rightwinger's rising star. politicaljunkie41910 Feb 2016 #50

They make a nice couple, by the way. JackRiddler Feb 2016 #52

Here in Florida, that's been known for years and years. djean111 Feb 2016 #54

If it can be proven, he may be the next one out davidpdx Feb 2016 #56

Since when does a politician pay expenses TexasBushwhacker Feb 2016 #59

How many affairs has Trump had that are common knowledge? Too many olddad56 Feb 2016 #61

For Trump this is totally a plus. JackRiddler Feb 2016 #72

Yep, the smell of Cruz in the morning... JCMach1 Feb 2016 #62

Shouldn't that cause his polling numbers to shoot up? ffr Feb 2016 #64

Funny thing happened to me on the way.... angrychair Feb 2016 #65

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