Well the Tea People like him ... but then Americans are not too fond of them. The wallflower of the day seems to have a dance card with names being crossed out by the minute.

Rubio is not presidential material and will never be presidential material.

His behavior over the leaked documents was disgraceful.

Steve Benen, The Maddow Blog:

The debate over comprehensive immigration reform took a rather petty turn yesterday, when Sen. Marco Rubio's (R-Fla.) office complained that neither Rubio nor any of his aides have ever discussed the policy with anyone at the White House. It led press secretary Jay Carney to note that the claim is wrong -- members of President Obama's team met five times with staffers of the eight senators working on a bipartisan reform package, which includes Rubio.

So, Rubio's office said the five meetings to discuss the policy didn't count as "discussing immigration policy," because the White House didn't seek enough "input" during the meetings.

The process is progressing nicely, isn't it?

Fortunately, Obama tried to elevate the conversation to a less-ridiculous level yesterday, reaching out directly to the GOP senators involved in the process, including the far-right Floridian.

President Barack Obama on Tuesday called three of the four Republican senators working with four Senate Democrats to draft comprehensive immigration legislation that they hope to unveil next month.

"This afternoon, the President placed calls to [the senators] to discuss their shared commitment to bipartisan, commonsense immigration reform and to commend the Senators for the bipartisan progress that continues to be made by the Gang of 8 on this important issue," the White House said in a release.

Obama spoke with Sens. Rubio, John McCain (R-Ariz.), and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), and would have spoken to Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), too, but he was traveling yesterday and was unavailable.

It's unlikely the one-on-one chats dramatically changed the nature of the debate, but they weren't intended to -- it seems the president just wanted to calm the waters a bit after Rubio starting throwing a fit for reasons that remain a mystery.

And it appears Obama succeeded in his goal of easing the tensions before they spiraled out of control. Rubio's spokesperson tweeted that the senator "appreciated [the president's] call to discuss immigration tonight. Rubio said he feels good about ongoing negotiations in Senate."

http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2013/02/20/17030547-obama-eases-tensions-with-rubio-gop-reform-advocates?lite

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The Republican Party/conservative media believe they are the "ruling class" - the Kings, the Queens, the Lords, the Counts and so on who didn't give a **** about the value of anyone's life other than their own.

They truly believe we are all peasants whose value is zero. They treat the President of the United States with the same disrespect.

They are foolish, they are petty and have no real desire to solve any problems. Nothing is good enough for them because these problems don't involve their lives.

They don't care.

Whatever happened to people going into public service to make a difference, not just to make a fortune, fiirst off the taxpayer, then through media deals and consulting gigs, like Palin, Gingirich and Scott Brown. Rubio strikes me as a salesman of the year type, not a policy wonk.

are comparable to the "ruling class" *of old* - the Kings, the Queens, the Lords, the Counts and so on ...

This is exactly how they see themselves today, including Rubio - who stole money, didn't he?

The GOP think they're better and smarter than everybody else. Their arrogance is limitless.

"He’s worked in recent weeks to sell that legislation to conservatives in particular"

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Actually something closer to, he's used this matter to go on the conservative circuits so they could they talk him up and treat him as some super thinker of all things conservative in an attempt to build his national profile among conservatives. Rubio is using the Establishment no less than the Establishment is using him.

The Establishment doesn't haven an issue with White males...no issue with gun owners...no issue with connected money. They have an issue with the electorate and in particular, the fast growing segment of that electorate.

There is nothing genuine in the what Rubio and/or the GOP are doing her at all.

What's in Rubio's H2O ???

Amy, honestly - these Republicans of today have nothing to offer anybody but their rich friends. They really don't pay attention to the problems of today. They just provide bullet points for the media to carry, which most often they do - with no indepth analysis.

Example: Spending cuts is not the answer. This isn't a democratic point of view. It's a common sense point of view.

Republicans can't seem to understand that. They really can't.

Yes Pat,Poor Marco Rubio, who will Forever be stuck with the Alias of "The WaterBoy",(although Adam Sandler may have a Problem with that alias) also has a $$$$$$$ Problem from his Past. The Carnival Barkers(formerly known as the MSM) just have'nt brought that tidbit of Info into the National spotlight yet.

The TeaPotty circulating a Pic of Karl Rove as Hitler yesterday, then today Apoligizing for it, shows that the Mainstream Gop'ers still hold sway.

A Board of Directors election ata Rancho Mirage Country Club this past weekend, turned into a Bobby Knight celebration, with Fistacuffs & Chairs being Thrown.

You can't make this Stuff up, Folks.

You betcha!

Occupy SoggyBottom!

31% of those polled hadn't heard of Rubio.

REALLY?!

This is a tell tale sign of why we are in the mess we are in. People simply fail to stay abreast of the political happenings in the country. Then they get their information from a SuperPac ad and allow that to sway their vote.

"Embellishing" his families emigration story didn't help him at all, either. Rubio saw an opportunity to stick his foot in his mouth, and like a good Republican, jumped all over it.

Allen and Rick, absolutely 100% correct in what you wrote. It's almost like we're all watching some sort of movie. Their behavior is bizarre.

They have no clue what to do or say that makes any sense.

Rubio will be a Liberal nightmare for years to come...

But don't worry, Obama already has become a nightmare that will last decades!

Rubio tries to cater to all republicans even when it means that he contradicts himself. I'm just waiting for his real views to blurt out like Akin. Who knows, he might be a liberal.

Mockingbyrd . . .

Rubio tries to cater to all republicans even when it means that he contradicts himself

I thought that was a requirement to be a member of their party!

"Embellishing" his families emigration story didn't help him at all

Mickey, good point.

Rubio is a media created golden boy candidate.

Lil,

Your posts add little but weight to the observation that beauty is only skin deep.

A Pew Research Center poll released Wednesdayfound that 26 percent of U.S. adults have a favorable opinion of the Florida Republican, versus 29 percent who have an unfavorable opinion of Rubio. Thirty-one percent of the poll’s respondents said they hadn’t heard of Rubio; 15 percent said they couldn’t rate him.

Poor Rubio ranks right up there with the tea party in popularity, 26/30% favorable. Fortunately for Rubio, he is such an unknown that his unfavorable ranking compared to the tea party is slightly better at 29/49%. Gotta laugh at the 15% that wouldn't rate him - perhaps they don't want to jump in and get their feet wet in the Water-Gate kerfuffle.

...survey finds that only 30% of Likely U.S. Voters now have a favorable opinion of the Tea Party. Half (49%) of voters have an unfavorable view of the movement. Twenty-one percent (21%) are undecided. http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/january_2013/just_8_now_say_they_are_tea_party_members

awww, thanks BCWC! I already miss the dog pic though!!

What part of Canada you reside in? I have friends in Grand Falls...

Michelle, let us know when you find an actual republican with some competence and is willing to work.

Rubio does not meet the requirements for President. His parents did not have Citizenship here at the time of his birth. Plain and simple folks. Rand Paul will be our next President in 2016 anyway...........

I'm not a republican... I'm Libertarian

Hey everybody, forget about politics for bit. You're missing out on the finer things in life like this fart story over here:

http://www.nbcnews.com/travel/travelkit/let-your-flatulence-fly-scientists-urge-passengers-1C8431651

Need more commentary on it ASAP!!

What disappointing news for Rubio

I would have thought the same thing, but what I caught on the second run through leaves me to believe the opposite is true.

Out of the box Rubio is electable and it is actually the democrats who have their work cut out to make him look ugly.

What part of Canada you reside in?

Lil, the warmer part ... far away from Frozen Butt Great Falls.

The GOP think they're better and smarter than everybody else. Their arrogance is limitless.

Kind of like the liberals trying to tell me what my health care should be like, that I should support abortion, gays, gun bans, illegal amnesty, the pathetic education my son is getting in public school, the constant support of takers that are getting more and more benefits and that it's MY duty to take care of them?

@!$%# you.

@ BCWC - good, loved visiting Vancouver, would love someday to move there!

I'm not a republican... I'm Libertarian

That's funny... only a few weeks ago "it" claimed "it" was a Democrat!

These losers can't even tell the truth about which party they belong to... or which gender they are... lmao

Lil Michelle

@ BCWC - good, loved visiting Vancouver, would love someday to move there!

Excellent Idea. I reside 3000 miles away!

CL Fan

Rubio does not meet the requirements for President. His parents did not have Citizenship here at the time of his birth.

Rubio was born in Miami, Florida. His parents citizenship is therefore not required!

Citizenship of both parents is required IF he had been born on in any place other than inside the borders of any of the current States of the Union, Washington D.C., US Embassy, or United States Military base abroad.

That was the whole reason Obama's Birth Certificate had to be in Hawaii. His dad was not a US Citizen. If he was born abroad he could not be president. BTW his birth in the US can never be fully proven and possibly never disproven. The birth certificate type and newpaper announcement are typically what happens when a birth is phoned in by someone when a child was not born in a hospital.

@ Feisty - glad you are so concerned!

How is Jesse Jackson Jr's trial going? Isn't he your bud?

"Only native-born U.S. citizens (or those born abroad, but only to parents who were both citizens of the U.S.) may be president of the United States, though from time to time that requirement is called into question, most recently after Arnold Schwarzenegger, born in Austria, was elected governor of California, in 2003. The Constitution originally provided a small loophole to this provision: One needn't have been born in the United States but had to be a citizen at the time the Constitution was adopted. But, since that occurred in 1789, that ship has sailed."

BCWC.

There's a warmer part of Canada? How come Canada empties out in the winter and Fl. fills up with Canadians? ( - :

As for Rubio, definitely no one I would want to drink with.

Feisty, what you wrote I wrote but deleted - I could have sworn Michelle said "she" was a democrat not that long ago. I don't recall many of us believing that statement though.

Larry Robinson-1323081

Rubio is a media created golden boy candidate.

As opposed to say Obama? Obama was a combined creation of the Communist Party and the Leftist media. The Communist party, mentored and groomed him and then let the MSM be the propaganda machine for his quick rise to the top without any experience or qualifications.

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You're so informed Larry...can't imagine where the Country would be w/o such insight.

I'm always amazed and have the toughest time reconciling everything you hear folks say about the failures of the communist party only to then turn around and hear that the same communist party hatched some plan decades ago and were able to keep it going until their 'project' ascended to the top post in the United States.

I don't know, I'm sure it's just me, but that sure sounds like a pretty sterling achievement for such a failed party...especially in today's age of technology.

Break it down brotha.....I'm definitely glad the 'man' can't you hold you down!!!

I see Larry Robinson our resident Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper is out and about ranting about precious bodily fluids. It's in the Rubio water bottle now Larry ... push the damn button.

I don't recall many of us believing that statement though.

Pat,

When everthing out of "it's" mouth is a lie, it get's harder and harder to keep "it's" tales straight... ☺

Even though I disagree with him politically, Marco Rubio does have potential in the GOP but I don't see the potential leader or presidential qualities in him yet. He is pleasant, likeable, nice-looking, young, Cuban, good politician. He does not, however, possess the qualities of a leader; he is average, his vision is an old vision and one that has been proved a failure and rejected. He could learn to be a strong leader but he is not being given a chance by the GOP to develop as a senator and does not have the intelligence or instincts and abilities that another young senator named Barack Obama had. Senator Obama had every attribute necessary, nice guy, family man, highly intelligent, thoughtful, wise, inspirational speaking skills, an ability to connect with people, to remind them that the "dream lives on"; we met him unexpectedly at the 2004 Democratic Convention--we recognized the potential for greatness immediately.

There was a time when republicans nurtured their potential stars, guided them, taught them. The trouble I see is that Rubio is being ruined by the GOP before he has a chance to prove what he has, to prove himself. He is now the "GOP's Savior". The party has placed the burden of fixing all that is wrong with the GOP on this young man and he is simply not ready, he lacks the ability and the credibility. His rebuttal to the SOTU speech was the perfect example; he regurgitated Reagan, repeated campaign lines from 2012, his vision and ideas are old and were soundly rejected in 2012.

Rasmussen really? Aren't they the ones that are still predicting an Romney win?

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/january_2013/just_8_now_say_they_are_tea_party_members

DBAkron, what, no sense of humor? President Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii.....we've been listening to right-wing nut comments for over 5 years. What goes around, comes around. How do we really know if Rubio was born in the USA? Anyone seen his "long-form" birth certificate? How do we know for sure? I mean, his parents could have sent a telegram to announce his birth from somewhere else; you know, phonied up the newspaper, hospital records--got all the elected officials on board with the birth of a future president. About time the right-wingers got a taste of their own birther nonsense.

Amy B. Portland, ME-

Re your #1.3, however much he may sabotage it, the Junior Gentleman from Florida does have a policy -- self-advancement.

On a side note, nothing against your earlier avatar, but please never change your current one. He may have equals, but there is no greater exemplar of service to country than Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain.

He's just another member of the 'Not Ready for Prime Time' players in the GOP ensemble cast. The only A-list players they have won't go along with the TP crowd, so they're stuck with the B list....

^^^ Nothing but ad hominem, personal attacks from bitter and jealous liberal Democrat pundits ^^^

Phonio - Rubio,

I don't believe him, or trust him. I don't know why Latino's would trust him either.

Li'l Marco seems to see himself in an important or key role when he is merely one of 100 Senators. He kind of reminds me of a Chihuahua in a pack of dogs. He's the littlist but thinks he is as big as the Great Dane and as tough as the Pit Bull but, at the same time, as cute as the Dandy Dinmont when he clearly is nothing like any of them. He is young and inexperienced. Rubio needs to shut his trap and observe, maybe even learn something in the process. Once he has become a sage open his mouth only as needed to impart wisdom. An old saying goes....A fool tells all he knows where a wise man knows all he tells. His dismal performance in response to the SOTU shows he is definately not ready for prime time.

Larry Robinson sports a sweet mullet. No need to say anything more about that homunculus.

Oh Pat from Boston you amuse me. You believe every word that falls out of Obama's mouth apparently. I laugh when I see biased idiots like you complaining about rich Republicans. Seriously? Like Obama isn't rich, like his friends aren't rich, like he isn't in the pockets of some of the wealthiest left wing nut jobs out there. Like Hillary and her puppet husband aren't wealthy. What about that fat ass lefty Gore who just sold his station to a group that has no business owning a tv station in America. Let me guess you see nothing wrong with that. STFU! Hang on while I take a drink of water from my Rubio water bottle!!! Aaahhhh!!! Refreshing...watch out for Rubio. He'll surprise idiot lefties like you because you underestimate him. Obama stands in front of a microphone and lies and deflects, blaming the mean ole Republicans and the wealthy and you just fall hook, line and sinker. You Libtards are sooo funny! Meanwhile Obama can't come up with a budget to save his life but it's not his fault. God knows he can't put his name on a budget because he doesn't want to be responsible for another of the failing policies on the ever growing list of failed Obama policies. Republicans are so mean and rich and out of touch. LOL! In 4 years we'll need someone to come in and clean up your fake president's mess.

MSLSD is so biased as are so many other "legitimate" news sources. If this is where you get your news from it's no wonder that none of you can think or write without your left wingnut bias coming out. Let me guess you think all gun owners are horrible and we really do need big government, more taxes on those mean rich 1 and 2 percenters. You libtards are so perfect......in your own minds. Please post some more funny stuff. I need more material to make fun of.

Pat

You support Obama. That makes you unqualified to say what "Presidential Material" is.

"rukidding47

Pat

You support Obama. That makes you unqualified to say what "Presidential Material" is."

Interesting..you then are saying obama is not presidential material but Romney was ? Or Rubio is ? MUst be an interesting verison of what is good material then. This senator used government loans to get his education..now speaks agains them for all others....along with the rest of the republicans. Every other nation is building its education funds while the USA and its "congress" sit on their butts while taking funds from lobbyist who have only themselves in mind...along with all of congress. This used to be a nation for all citizens..now it is becoming a nation for only the wealthy few....and our elected are a part of that few.

Rubio talked about the glory of this country in helping him go to college and helping his parents.

But.....now no way Jose - no help for anyone.

That attitude is what is going to keep him from every being President.

Out of the box Rubio is electable and it is actually the democrats who have their work cut out to make him look ugly.

DB Akron,

That sounds a lot like what was said about McCain, Gingrich, Santorum, Perry, and Romney. In every case, the momentum gathered behind the candidate that the party felt was most electable and one by one each lost their standing in that arena. The concept of nominating a candidate who is electable is a sound one, but the GOP hasn't had a good track record in doing so. Rubio is no more electable than any of the above were.

When you only get a 25% or so approval rating in a vacuum against no specific competitor, you're in trouble. He should be playing much higher numbers in a single person race since his numbers will drop considerably when many of those same supporters get behind the other candidates in that race.

Jody,

Go right ahead with the "birther" angle. We'll do what the Demcrats did for years and years... Stall, stall, misdirect, and then "finally" provide prove. It should be good media for awhile to listen to your group squeak over a non-issue.

Marco Rubio is a very confused young man whose image is being propped up as the face of the new(er) GOP. Like an old lady wearing far too much makeup, Rubio's GOP handlers don't seem to realize how inept their efforts really are. Rubio's flame-out will surface when he begins speaking his mind.

karens and others jumping on the Rubio band wagon,...

Lift him up in reverance to your ultimate peril. Rubio proved to us last week that he is not a student. He allowed an opportunity to make an important speech become a media mockery. He said not one thing of interest or importance to AVERAGE voters. His entire speech was nothing but Conservative mouth service to the cause. And the fact that he flop sweated through the lies and distortions at least gave some indication that he has a conscience; no matter how limited and bereft of actual human empathy it was.

You guys continue to prop up PHONY candidates. They don't connect on the day to day issues. And there is NOTHING more completely hypocritical than watching someone who swilled at the public trough when it served him to then lay down cleat marks on the backs of anyone else who would DARE pursue the same opportunities.

But good luck. Someday, somehow out there in Repub land there must be a genuine article. But with the current infighting,...I doubt seriously they come to the slaughter willingly.

awww...thanks anothermick!

The only "MIXED VIEWS" are coming from the Progressives.

Watch for more MEDIA blitzes and Progressive comments on Rubio since they think he is a THREAT to the Progressive movement.

Just look at the posters above and below.....no substance, just ATTACKS.

So, the next person to be a Republican contender in 2016 will get the same attacks.

Yep, gotta make a lot of comments concerning someone drinking water instead of the SUBSTANCE of the speech. Small feeble minds.

clara,

Substitute Obama for Rubio and Progressive/Liberal for Conservative in your post and it actually is an accurate post then...

Calra,

Excellent post at 1.55. Great summation of where the GOP is as a party.

Karen-#s

In 4 years we'll need someone to come in and clean up your fake president's mess.

I believe that is what this thread is about, the fact that the GOP can't find anyone who has enough likability and stability to become a viable candidate. I think we'll let you all have the HOPE mantra back so you can all HOPE you might at least find someone willing to run.

Layton,

Thanks for lending us the HOPE...it seems now all we have left with the current president is just COPE. Don't forget, 2016 is a long ways away. Look how quickly Obama came to the forefront, when everyone back then had bet their house that Clinton, or (gasp) Edwards would be the likely Democratic hopeful. Things change in a very quick amount of time.

JK (joke?)

Just realize, of course, President Obama managed to get elected TWICE. And with resounding majorities.

Again, good luck!

I am amazed at how idiotic some people can be. Disagree with his policies, or just dislike the fact that he is republican. Making fun of him over drinking water is silly. I am a republican and I do support immigration reform. Creating work VISAs might be a positive step. I agree with background checks and allowing people with no other criminal activity (yes coming here illegally is criminal) to get in the back of the line to become citizens. Still we need to strengthen our borders and institute a fine for illegal immigration so that it is not made easier or more appealing. For whatever reason these people broke the law and should pay a debt to society.

Please Clara...

Resounding majorities?? You really need to see Obama in a true light and not with your rose colored glasses...

chris,

Absolutely agree! The unfortunate thing is that the illegals will never pay the same that legal immigrants had to pay to come to this country. It's something the left doesn't want you to hear. They want you to bleed your heart for those poor souls who risked life and limb to cross our borders (illegally) to find a better life for themselves. The REALITY is that legal immigrants have been doing that for DECADES and they have paid a far higher price than the illegals. How do I know? My girlfriend is just one such person. Since applying for a work visa, she has spent nearly $15,000 in both legal and immigration fees. Now do you really think that all those illegals are going to pay that same amount? How is that fair? What kind of message do we send to people such as my girlfriend? We are basically telling them they are chumps for trying to do the right thing, when you could have just saved yourself a bunch of money, whined that you are illegal, have a liberal take up your cause and BAM, you're on your way to being a citizen. Pretty sad... Like I said, it's one of the dirty dark secrets that liberals wouldn't want you to know, and unless you knew someone that is in a similar situation as my girlfriend, the vast majority of people would be inclined to cut these illegals a break. So WHEN they wait as long, pay the same amount, plus a penalty for breaking our laws, then perhaps they can consider themselves worthy to be a US citizen. Until then, they are just criminals...

Out of the box Rubio is electable

Whoa, no kidding...

Rubio looks like the kid in school whose mother pasted down his forelock by spitting on her hand. He then went into class and pee'd on the floor because he was so nervous and all the other kids beat him up because he ate paste. Geek is one thing but dumb geek...

You think that's electable out of the box, eh?

Here is my prediction: by the time of the next presidential election we will have been through a half dozen or more Rubios, Jindels, Palins and Bachmans. Each will be nuttier than the last. Each will lose all credibility pandering to the religious right and the tea crazies.

You froot loops need to set Huntsman out. The man at least has a chance of winning. When he opens his mouth he sounds sane which is a HUGE leg up on your typical candidates

karen:

You are precisely what caused the President to be reelected. Support of your ilk is a death knell. Your profoundly nonsensical rants don't convince anyone of anything - other than the obvious. You hate the President - most of us don't. If you want to be ignored by the reasonable/rational, include such invective's as 'libtards' or 'conservaturds' in your posts. Only the choir will hear you - it's the congregation that elects representation.

Rubio.......just another wanna-be greasy politician practicing his tecnique of lies, deceit and corruption. He put on a good show but they all do as seen by the last election where the same old sleazy bastards got re-elected after four or more years of doing little or nothing. Term limits!!! Mental health and drug exams for all.

The Republican party is so obvious and oblivious it's not even funny anymore...

All they see in Marco Rubio is a Latino that they THINK they can exploit. It is pathetic. Unless Christie has a large skeleton in his closet (as NJ is famous for) then he is the candidate...everything else is just blather (notice Christie's more-than-conspicuous ABSENCE from CPAC...that's all you need to know about the dance to the middle).

Now get back to work, slackers. :-)

Rubio's quick ascent in republican politics, as Jonathan Chait has pointed out, is the product of a convenient,
simplistic electoral calculus: Mitt Romney lost partly because his opposition to immigration reform alienated an historic percentage of Latino voters. So who better to lead the GOP than Rubio, a charismatic Latino who promises to reverse the party's stance on immigration reform?

It's truly sad when a man can't see when he's being used;

Rubio, open your eyes, idiot!!!!!

After watching Rubio give the rebuttal, two phrases came to mind.

Out of his depth. (and.) In over his head.

That H2O attack was so funny, did Rubio have a Sequester stuck down his throat ???

seaskip................so which water company will pay him millions to endorse them?

Some Florida guy, drinking Poland Springs--should have been Zephyr Hills H20--the guy is a weasel.

Miss P, hope that is a tongue in cheek--nothing diverse about Rubio, perfect elephant, just a pudgier Cruz, maybe not quite as nasty.

Well, he's thirsty to become President.

I don't know how thirsty he is for immigration reform.

How do we KNOW it was WATER ?

Why do you assume a clear substance in a water bottle was anything else?

Rubio and Cruz are the Democratic Party's biggest NIGHTMARE...

They will succeed in convincing the "enslaved" minority masses- brainwashed by the libtards in believing that BIG GOVERNMENT is the answer to all their woes...

And get them to understand that personal responsibility, and hard work, is what makes America the Land of Opportunity.

Of course, the Socialist Libtards, keep trying to convince them that guaranteed equal "outcomes"- SOCIALISM- is a better path the guaranteed equal "opportunity".

Now that gas is back up to $4, negative GDP growth, increased taxes on the evil rich, AND EVERYONE ELSE, incomes going DOWN, STILL 25 MILLION people looking for work-you think the people in poverty are going to keep seeing Obama as their savior much longer?

Obama, and his libtards - will find that the old "teabagger, obstructionist" rhetoric, is wearing thin, even with their supporters.

Pigotry:

Rubio seems to me "more of the same". The Republican 'mold' is failing in America - we citizens don't want to be told what we can do with our bodies and our minds - yet they insist upon pursuing these tenants. The tail wagging the dog has never worked, and it's time they came to that realization. They will have to adapt to the current American perspective, or they will continue to be the party of a minority view.

I have to say as an Independent, that the awkward 'water sip' tape loops on MSNBC television embarrassed me - have they become the FOX News of the left? I expect far better from Maddow et al.

Good observation...Rubio is not the poster child the repubs need...he has many...many...character flaws.

yeah but bobby jingles is a fereigner

Yeah. Nominate the guy who cut hospice care and medicaid. Nothing tells voters how much you care like screwing their brains out!!!

Abyssoft . . .

Unfortunately Bobby Jindal's entrance on the national stage giving the rebuttal speech in 2009 was just as bad as Rubio's if not worse. He'd probably have the same poll results as Rubio's above as well.

http://articles.cnn.com/2009-02-25/politics/jindal.reaction_1_bobby-jindal-fiscal-responsibility-louisiana-republican?_s=PM:POLITICS

Jindal, big on creationism in Public Schools and defunding Hospice care, who does that--stupid party member, that's who.

rick -

Actually, Jindal is American born of immigrant parents who went through the naturalization process legally. He was born in Baton Rouge, LA and actually has a birth certificate that was issued in the US and a valid social security number.

If the Republicans run the same type of hard right candidate like Marco Rubio in 2016 for President, they will lose. For Rubio, his voting record is too darn conservative, especially his vote against women.

Also, we need to see his birth certificate.

Tammy, yes, he was but given the animosity toward minorities by the GOPTPers, do you really think that matters? President Obama was born in Hawaii, too, something republicans including many elected legislators continue to use as political fodder to discredit him. You can bet that those right-wing yahoos who see President Obama as "other" will see Jindal as "other", too; they will be equally quick to spread similar lies about him as they have about President Obama.

Jindahl for President?

I'd rather have my b@ll$ pounded flat with a wooden hammer.

Tammy . . .

a valid social security number.

Why is that an issue? And more importantly how do you know this personally? The President does as well as do all who file taxes. What an obtuse post.

Eric,

Some would pay cash for that viewing. lol

He lied about family's immigration, claiming they fled Castro, in reality Grandpa emigrated years before Castro came to power, Grandpa was an "illegal," Rubio 2nd generation, what does he know about immigration? Big time ethics problems with state GOP credit card charges--never fully answered--just faded away. We, here in Florida, consider him a weasel--the same guy that co-sponsored with Blunt, Blunt-Rubio Amend., and voted No on the VAWA legislation.

The man has no credibility and not everybody loves Cuban's, maybe only the GOP because they believe all Hispanics are Cubans, ya think?

I'm surprised there isn't more coverage of an issue that really helped him become a senator...the totally BS storyabout his family fleeing the scourges of communism...3 years before there was communism in Cuba...the lies only get better from there...

I'm the Donald so I will have to see a valid birth certificate that only I approve of before this man can run for president...

The Blow Dryed Guy

Also Rubio sponsored turning Miami Florida street signs from English to Spanish !!!

I was shocked at the poll results... You would think that with re-runs of I Love Lucy on 24-7 people would at least recognize Ricky Ricardo and be ready to Babalooooo in support of him...

Um, the Pew Research Center isn't partisan, if you recall one of the polls they took during the Presidential election found that MSNBC was more biased than Fox News, in regards to coverage of each candidate, in negative/favorable light.

According to that poll, 71% of Romney coverage on MSNBC was negative, compared to 46% of Obama coverage on Fox.

http://now.msn.com/msnbc-more-biased-than-fox-news-according-to-pew-research-center-study

Rubio covets the media attention.

Poll after poll shows that people who watch Dumb Fux news are more ignorant than those that watch any other news outlet, including the Daily Show. Hence the moniker "Dumb Fux news".

No one is scared of Rubio.. nobody. Not even Christie. Christie drops a Rubio in his toilet every morning.

@BigBadBob: I've seen the studies, and I know the facts. However, that's overall average, this particular study focused on the coverage of the Presidential candidates. Just like the Bell Curve, there's always anomalies.

B Murphy.... "just like the bell curve, there's always anomalies". I love ignorant people trying to show all their "intellect". Just too funny. Do you have any idea at all just how stupid that comment was to anyone who has even taken an introductory statistics class, or even basic Algebra? Just too funny.

@Gofigureit: I may have worded it incorrectly, but the point I was making was valid. Thank you for being an adult and explaining where I went wrong. That's very big of you.

Yes, the Bell Curve doesn't have anomalies, as the curve encompasses all data. However, if something out of the norm happens, it can skew the curve, correct?

No, the bell curve is the result of a function. It will only change if the equation changes. But thats ok. And in statistics, almost everything is left, right, or center... if you start popping up in the in between ranges, more than likely your data or ... set up... is wrong. Kind of learn that around the middle of the first semester. Glad that you got to thinking though... that is the true name of the game... cognitive thought.

Wait, I went off in my comment and should not have. You were trying to make a point as best you could. Sorry about that.

Wait, I went off in my comment and should not have. You were trying to make a point as best you could. Sorry about that.

@Gofigureit: It's all good, sorry for the confusion.

According to that poll, 71% of Romney coverage on MSNBC was negative, compared to 46% of Obama coverage on Fox.

Perhaps if Romney hadn't given the media so much fodder, the negativity gap wouldn't have been so large. Corporations are people, the despised 47% are just two of the dozens of negative stances taken by Romney that turned the American public away from Romney.

@RedDevPS: You misunderstand, I'm not sticking up for MSNBC, Romney, or Fox, I'm simply saying that at times other news agencies can be more biased. And just so we're clear, I primarily listen to NPR and the BBC (which is what NPR broadcasts at night) for my news. So, I really have no vested interest in either entity.

And I agree, that Romney gave the media huge amounts of cannon fodder in this regard. But, the point is still valid.

Rubio needs to get better at hiding his beliefs and misrepresenting facts. I thought he was pretty good at it, but apparently not good enough.

Was looking at the media matter haters and the DNC sites.... thought there was something going on... just like during the campaign they are encouraging all their lemmings to attack the comment pages, blogs, and other websites with whatever nonsense they can think of as the President is sinking again while out on another vacation. Best talking point I've seen was on the DNC site which recommended the old sandwich technique of typing some understanding for the other point of view, then some crazy forceful hate words against them to end the comment. Seem to be seeing a lot of that idea popping up on the comment pages of NBC here lately... suppose they got people to put down the poptarts mom brought down to them, close out the porn sites, and get to work for their beloved Stalinist leader again.

gofigure:

That was beautiful. Those ".. crazy forceful hate words against them to end the comment." were beyond prophetic.

That was ... dang another wasted tenth of a second out of my life.

It was trite but true. Nobody wants Leave it to Beaver in the White House. Maybe if he's shaving by 2016...maybe.

That is how you folks seem to work... never grown past your playground mentality.

Nice jump to first lady. That's almost as good as the yahoo morons who want to click the "like" arrow for you. I was thinking about typing up all the known lies and failures and cheating their ways through the system of both this current first lady and president.... but why? No one cares. Just don't get in the way of those fangs when she's munching down one of her daily cheeseburgers.

Oh Rick, hahahahah, thanks--igloo trash--hahahaha!

Well Rick, I just blew coffee all over the monitor screen!

And the other day, NBC was having a whitey joke fest laughathon on its "news" show. This is todays liberal. All hateful, dividing, poverty laden, schoolyard trash. Just terrifc. And you all sleep on your communal garbage mound.

gofigure:

So much for credibility....

Yeah, and the Republican/Tea Party are just bastions of civility and mature discussion around here right?

L.O.L.

Just not Clint Eastwood.

I like Florida when it's blue, it's more Republican.

Bet Rubio is applying for the job again as I type.

That's because... Who Cares?

Rubio wants to be in the spot-light to ramp up his creds--well his lieing and ethics problems get spot-lighted along with his voting record--nobody is "trashing" Rubio he is what he is, a proven liar--he admitted same, he called it "embellishment" of family's refugee status or lack of. still won't fess up to questionable GOP credit card usage, votes no on VAWA and sponsors a bill with Blunt regarding contraceptives--the guy is a pure elephant, can't mistake him for anything else.

We are looking forward to the Republicans who are working to “annihilate” each other. Carl Rove against the Tea People has been fun to watch. Can't wait for the next bag of tricks from the GOP clown movement.

skyparrot,

So true, the Rubio voting record will doom him. Also, we is too much like Willard Romney, as far as a proven liar.

I'm loving that one Job1... One idiot simply trying to find a way to improve on his 1% return rate and continue living off the largesse of fear being attacked by a group of idiots jealous that the largesse of fear they had come to view as communal is being re-directed away from them to increase the return for the original idiot injectors of the largesse of fear...

If that's not long-form for "Rabid dog chases own tail & loses race" I don't know what is!

So you're OK with Obama writing the wrong year in the Queen's guestbook?

LOL!!

It wasnt an E.O. was it? Now voting for the Sequester Bill, that took brains from the Speaker of The House. Bright guy took it and ran. We got him now.

Yea, jeeez, this guy drinks water! How can anyone possibly take him seriously? TAX TAX TAX SPEND SPEND SPEND Bigger Government! THAT's what we need! Not some shlub who drinks water!!!

What fu(k1ng morons you libs are!

I never said or suggested that, Steven B. I'm not sure what you read, but I didn't bring up the current President at all, I was talking about Senator Rubio. If he has designs on being POTUS, do you think the water moment made him look A. More Presidential B. Less Presidential or C. No effect at all? He might be a great President one day, but you have to admit the awkward water moment wasn't his finest hour. Sort of how Howard Dean was the front runner for the Democrats until he wailed "YEEEEAHHHHH!!" and immediately began to plummet in the polls.

TAX TAX TAX SPEND SPEND SPEND Bigger Government!

as compared to BORROW BORROW BORROW SPEND SPEND SPEND Bigger Government the Republicans supply?

nomo:

..Speaking of morons. Have you read your post?

And you most likely support the loser Willard Romney.

Working, home-owning taxpayer here, Doug. Voted for Obama - the best man for the job. Now, stick your head back up your @$$!!

So what is unfounded: lying about immigration/refugee status, credit card charges, voting no for VAWA, Blunt-Rubio Amend, over-all lock-step voting record?

Lets have the facts Doug! Show us where we are wrong. Or was 'your all full of sh!t' the extent of your 'knowledge'? And since we have nothing to offer the country what is your big contribution to society?

Don't you libtards get tired of stroking each other off here? Ever?

Didn't think so....

doug:

More incisive insights from the right? Consider his voting record - which might, in a rational, realistic world - suggest his perspective on any number of issues. The votes are what they are - desperate rationales aside.