Two recent newspaper articles have detailed what a hard time Marco Rubio is having since he’s been working on the “Gang of 8’s” immigration bill. It is no secret that, as columnist Michael J. Mishak states in his Washington Times article dated August 21, “Since he began championing immigration changes, his standing has slipped in some polls.”  And on August 30 Rubio faced hecklers during his speech at the opening session of a summit sponsored by the Americans for Prosperity Foundation who shouted out, “No amnesty”. Here is Rubio’s eloquent reply, quoted in Matea Gold’s Washington Post article dated August 31:  “My family’s story is not just about them – it’s about us. It’s the story of millions of people before them and since who achieved here in this land what would have been impossible almost anywhere else. That is still who we are. Today there are millions of people among us, trying to do what my parents did for us and what your parents did for you.”

As I’ve mentioned previously in this column, the proposed immigration bill is trying to encompass so many facets of the immigration issue that no one is going to ever be 100% satisfied. And the Republicans acknowledge the need to appeal to minorities in the 2014 and 2016 elections in order to be successful. Rubio has previously said, “No one is going to vote for you if they think you’re going to deport their family”. Rubio is doing his best to walk a tightrope on this issue without diminishing his possible chances for a Presidential run in 2016. It’s a tough spot for him to be in, but he’s doing what he believes is the right.

-On Tuesday, September 3, Charles Lollar kicked off his campaign for Maryland Governor with a week-long bus tour, after having announced his run for Governor on the Fox 45 Morning News show. The first stop was at the Charlotte Hall McKay’s at 9 a.m. here in St. Mary’s County.  Subsequent stops that day were in Charles County at 11:20 a.m., at the Veterans Plaza in Silver Spring at 1 p.m., and at the University of Maryland College Park Stamp Student Union at 3:30 p.m. The tour continues throughout the week culminating with the final stop at the Annapolis City Dock at 4 p.m. on Friday, September 5 featuring Ashley Forrest singing “The Star-Spangled Banner.” 

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