We have reached a point in the political history of conservatism in which Hispanics like Rubio and blacks like West are often more genuinely conservative than many established Republican leaders
Florida seems to be a treasure trove of political hope for Republican conservatism. Marco Rubio, nearly every pundit agrees, is going to be on the Republican ticket at some point. Sooner, I hope, than later. Washington "experience" is rarely the sort that makes an elected official closer to the people or more principled in his policies; it is rather than the amount of "experience" that a husband hopes his wife has had before marriage or the dreary and familiar process of bright talents going to Hollywood and ending up mired in the moral muck of chic Leftism. Allen West, as most conservatives who follow the news know, is a retired and decorated war veteran who is about as direct about his conservative principles as we could expect of any politician. Like Congressman-elect Tim Scott of South Carolina, West is also black.
