Best quotes from CPAC Day 1: Rubio, Paul, Norquist, RGIII, One Direction and rat heads

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Best quotes from CPAC Day 1: Rubio, Paul, Norquist, RGIII, One Direction and rat heads

Top story: Missed the exhilarating opening day for the Conservative Political Action Conference, otherwise known as CPAC? Here are some of the highlights:

Sen. Marco Rubio: "States should have the right to define marriage."ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mar. 14, 2013, 7:02 PM EDT

By John Flowers

Top story: Missed the exhilarating opening day for the Conservative Political Action Conference, otherwise known as CPAC? Here are some of the highlights:

Pollster Whit Ayres called Marco Rubio “the RGIII of American politics.” (White Ayres)

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida: ‘States should have the right to define marriage” (Matt Lewis)

“20-something woman: ‘What the f–k is up with this music?’ One Direction was playing as Rubio exited.” (John McCormack)

CPAC attendee to Sen. Rand Paul, R-Tennessee: “Don’t drone me, bro!” (Robert Costa)

Paul calls GOP “stale and moss covered.” (Domenico Montanaro)

Texas Gov. Rick Perry laments what could have been if the GOP had “nominated conservative candidates in 2008 and 2012” (Emily Schultheis)

“Republicans who vote for tax increases are rat heads in a Coke bottle, says Grover Norquist, in the oddest line of the day so far at CPAC.” (Neil King)

“‘I’m going to re-think America’s involvement in the first World War” – Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, (Katrina Trinko)

Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas: “Vietnam was winnable, but people in Washington decided we would not win it.” (Juana Summers)

John Flowers