{"id":14718,"date":"2012-08-30T18:34:13","date_gmt":"2012-08-30T18:34:13","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2012-08-30T18:34:13","modified_gmt":"2012-08-30T18:34:13","slug":"susana_martinez_defends_success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2012\/08\/30\/susana_martinez_defends_success\/","title":{"rendered":"Susana Martinez Defends Success"},"content":{"rendered":"

RUSH: Let\u2019s go back to the audio sound bites here. Susana Martinez, governor of New Mexico. She had a great speech last night<\/a>, and she was an unknown before last night, and now she becomes a highly respected member of a Republican bench that\u2019s stocked well for the future.<\/p>\n

MARTINEZ: I was a Democrat for many years. So were my parents. Before I ran for district attorney, two Republicans invited my husband and me to lunch, and I knew a party switch was exactly what they wanted. So, I told Chuck, “We\u2019ll be polite, enjoy a free lunch, and then say good-bye.” But we talked about issues. They never used the words “Republican” or “Democrat,” “conservative” or “liberal.” We talked about many issues, like welfare. “Is it a way of life, or hand up?” We talked about the size of government. “How much should it tax families and small businesses?” And when we left that lunch, we got in the car, and I looked over at Chuck and said, “I\u2019ll be damned. We\u2019re Republicans!”<\/p>\n