And then there's laughable self-promotion:
I’m running for president, because I want to change the direction of this country, and it will require me, for the time being, to miss some votes in the U.S. Senate, because I want those votes to matter again.
Remarkable. Rubio's rise to the presidency would not only "change the direction of this country" — of that I have no doubt, only paralyzing fear — his ascension would somehow reinvigorate the decrepit U.S. Senate, whose decrepitude Rubio the senator has contributed to.
When he's not showing up for work, he is gainsaying his senatorial positions — most of them opportunistically approached, loosely held, and expediently altered. That makes us rather grateful that he no longer shows up. If he'd just promise to do the same as president, my fear would abate.
Well, it might help. If for no other reason than it would get his sorry ass out of the Senate.
Posted by: shsavage | December 30, 2015 at 01:49 PM
Marco won't touch immigration reform until it matters again too. And if he plays enough hooky he can claim to be an outsider.
Posted by: Bob | December 30, 2015 at 02:47 PM
Rubio has always come across as a used car salesman to me, only less clever. I'm consistently amazed when I read pundits, including some I respect, talk about how amazing a debater or public speaker he is. Seriously? I'd even put him below Mittens on both counts. At least Romney had some amount of gravitas when he lied through his teeth and campaigned (but I repeat myself).
Posted by: Turgidson | December 30, 2015 at 06:30 PM
Definitely below Mittens. He reminds me of a slightly smoother Dan Quayle.
Posted by: Bob | December 31, 2015 at 07:45 AM