Rand Paul Slams Marco Rubio Over Cuba As Feud Escalates

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., second from right, joins other Republican senators who want to forego the holiday recess to stay in Washington and work on the debt crisis, Wednesday, June 30, 2011, during a news conferenc... Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., second from right, joins other Republican senators who want to forego the holiday recess to stay in Washington and work on the debt crisis, Wednesday, June 30, 2011, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. From left are, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., Rubio, and Sen. David Vitter, R-La. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) MORE LESS
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The disagreement between Sens. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Rand Paul (R-KY) over America’s changing relationship with Cuba is escalating quickly.

Rubio was among the loudest opponents to President Barack Obama’s announcement that the United States would begin normalizing relations with its Caribbean neighbor. After Paul said he supported the change, Rubio lashed out, saying Paul “has no idea what he’s talking about.”

Both are considered potential 2016 presidential contenders, and Paul struck back on Friday on both Twitter and Facebook.

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  1. Two con men duking it out. Where’s my popcorn?

  2. I’m going to sit back and enjoy this while it lasts.

  3. Two lightweights battling in what will be called “Fight of the Also-Rans”

  4. When does the Cuban from Calgary step in with his two cents worth?

  5. And, in this sense, Rand is a lot like his old man.

    9 times out of 10, what comes out of his piehole is pure batsh*ttery. The 10th time, however, actually resembles sanity. The 10th time has NOTHING in common with the other 9.

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