Marco Rubio is a U.S. senator. And he just can’t stand it anymore.
“I don’t know that ‘hate’ is the right word,” Rubio said in an interview. “I’m frustrated.”
This year, as Rubio runs for president, he has cast the Senate — the very place that cemented him as a national politician — as a place he’s given up on, after less than one term. It’s too slow. Too rule-bound. So Rubio, 44, has decided not to run for his seat again. It’s the White House or bust.
“That’s why I’m missing votes. Because I am leaving the Senate. I am not running for reelection,” Rubio said in the last Republican debate, after Donald Trump had mocked him for his unusual number of absences during Senate votes.
Well I think we all know that Rubio is not winning the presidential election so it looks like he is done in politics for awhile.
And once again it seems that at least part of the reason is Donald Trump mocking him.
Just to sum up, Trump was also partially responsible for Scott Walker and Rick Perry dropping out, and is currently destroying the Jeb Bush campaign.
Which means that for all intents and purposes Donald Trump is now officially the worst thing to happen to the Republican party since Sarah Palin.
Who is he, Cartman? "Screw you guys, I'm going home!" Wish I had a job where I could shirk my responsibilities and still get paid for it. Hell, if I was the voters, I'd call for a recall or impeachment since he has admitted he is purposefully not doing the job they elected him to do. He's acting like a spoiled brat and needs a time out.
ReplyDeleteYou’re right, his voters should do a recall election and find someone who will truly represent them and have their heart into it. Being a Floridian, if I find anyone trying to get the signatures for a recall, I’ll join them.
DeleteYou could always start a petition. I'll sign and so will everyone on this blog. Except for Mr. Bizarro World.
Delete"And if I grow disenchanted with the presidency, then I'll just not show up for THAT job, too. Sometimes you get a job and then find out that it's ...hard, ya know? Oh, I know I promised the voters I'd do the job if they elected me, but, you know: Fuck the voters." Rubio did not add.
ReplyDeleteSounds familiar doesn't it, Randall?
DeleteWe all know only dead fish go with the flow.
DeleteHe's leaving the Senate so he's like, "That's it for me, people who elected me your representative. Forget you and the fact that I'm still your Senator. I'm just going to take my paycheck and run for president."
ReplyDeleteWhat a Jagoff. Now go get your shine box.
DeleteWhat a putz
ReplyDeleteHe doesn't like rules but he wants to be Commander in Chief and swear to uphold the Constitution of the United States, which is the basis for all of our "rules".
DeleteGood riddance.
He's the reason nothing gets done in Congress. Him and his 'bagger friends.
More of them should follow his lead, drop out and not campaign for re-election.
I have yet to see credible evidence that Trump is not actually working to destroy EVERY Republican candidate, only to admit before the election that he just wanted America to see what phonies they all were--and then go back to being the reality show host he was, before.
ReplyDeleteThat would be a hoot...
DeleteBut I suspect it will be much worse than that...
That works for me.
DeleteYeah, Roger, and the faithful think when he opts our that Queen Heifer will ride in on her white steed and save the country.
DeleteI'd love to see that, too, she'll be guffawed off the planet.
Trump is hardly that altruistic. Despite his obscene wealth and loud-mouth posturing that the media is only too eager to provide a platform for, Trump's constant belittling of others only displays his deep-seated sense of insecurity. His only purpose in destroying other candidates is to stroke his own ego.
DeletePoor man wanna be rich,
DeleteRich man wanna be king,
And a king ain't satisfied,
'til he rules everything
I'm on the same page as you Roger! Simple-minded sarah started the fall from grace in the gop and the donald will put the final nail in the coffin.
DeleteI knew Rubio was a moron.
ReplyDeleteThe senate is boring. He doesn't want to vote. He thinks federal workers should be fired if they don't do their jobs---but he wants to be president . . . . What a joke this man is. His poll numbers will probably go up in the gop.
No offense Angela but this "man" is such a fuckin' pussy. How do these people rise up to be such egotistic charlatans? Ya' got me.
DeleteHe's currently in 4th place at 8% behind Cruz at 9%, Trump at 19.5% and Carson at 28.7%. Jeb Bush is at 5.7%, a real come down.
DeleteI think anyone below 5% needs to just quit. That would be Fiorina, Jindal, Kasich, Paul, Huckabee, Christie, Santorum and Graham. Yeah, Lindsey Graham has dropped out but he's still polling at 0.1%.
Does Rubio think that quiting his day job will really help him in the polls? Like he'll replace Cruz for third place at say 10%? Yeah, that's really going to help him.
His logic is apparently "that interview went well, I think I'll quit my current job now rather than waiting to see if I'm actually offered the new position".
DeleteRubio just slammed the door on himself for ever being elected to the presidency! He's an absolute idiot!!!
ReplyDeleteGod, what in the Hell is wrong with this group of Republicans we are watching currently?
So . . . no need to go to work at a job you're planning to leave in over a year. Can you say "quitter?"
ReplyDeleteWonder where he got the idea from.
DeleteDid he even use the term "lame duck"?
Did he suggest he can do more not doing the job for which he was elected?
Since he hasn’t been represent his constituents by casting his votes in the Senate, why would anybody expect him to be a good President? He made a promise to represent his constituents in the Senate, but after after holding office for just a couple of years he abandons them to pursue his own self interests. This is a pure and simple case of someone who should have never had been elected in the first place. Reminds me of what Palin did. I think his political career is over, or at least I hope it is.
ReplyDeleteGiven that he has the worst voting record in Congress, it's no great loss. Imagine if he were president, he'd just be gone for weeks on end. Doing who knows what!
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Cutting brush on his ranch?
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Well, I doubt if he would be "cuttin' brush" like W did so often (for photo ops, new gloves and chain saw each time) Is this the guy who has been bought by Sheldon Addelson from Vegas?
DeleteExcellent news!
ReplyDeleteThat means he not only won't be President but he won't be in the Senate either.
A Twofer!
Un effin believable! I honestly did not think Rubio was that stupid but yes, he just closed the door on any future presidency. Trump is working on knocking out Bush but Rubio should be his next victim. Who does that leave in the clown car that might be viable to overcome Trump. Kasich? Lord knows it can't be Carson!
ReplyDeleteSheesh
Jeb is currently polling below 6% so he might turn some attention to Cruz and Rubio who are at 9% and 8%.
DeleteBut Jeb is really his competition. Because if Jeb can hang in there as all of the others drop out, if it is between him, Carson and Trump no matter how the Republicans vote, the GOP will put Jeb on the ticket. He is simply the least crazy and alienating of the bunch. Jeb also has the most chance against Hillary/Bernie.
So pretty much Carson, Trump and the rest are wasting their time. The GOP is not going to put a 'bagger or a crazy on the ticket.
At least he's being true to himself. He has done nothing but run for president since getting his Senate seat. Open it up to someone who wants to be in the Senate. Good riddance
ReplyDelete“That’s why I’m missing votes. Because I am leaving the Senate. I am not running for reelection,”
ReplyDeleteWhat a spoiled little brat attitude for not doing your job while being paid a 6-figure salary and gold-plated benefits.
He'll be a talk show, speaker circuit freak sucking dollars from rubes for decades to come. yeech.
Isn't there a minimum you have to serve in office before those gold plated benefits kick in?
DeleteHe's going to have to grow out his hair or do something about those ears to get job in show biz.
DeleteHahaha are we certain that screeches , quitters , palin isn't wearing a rubio mask? Another lazy quitter bits the dust. Oh well.
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ReplyDeletehttp://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2015/10/26/yeast_infection_chant_breaks_up_planned_parenthood_protest_in_portland.html
A Macro Rubio post seems like a good place for a yeast infection to go with the smarmy Republican carbuncle.
There's a boy in the second grade class I work in that often whines, loudly, "I don't WANNA do my work!" He's seven years old.
ReplyDeleteHe loses recess because he's not doing his job.
7:09, please let the little boy have recess. Children need exercise.
ReplyDeleteDiscipline is clearly communicating expectations and following through on consequences.
DeleteThis boy knows if he doesn't do his work in class he'll be doing it during recess.
Yes, children need recess. But they also need to learn discipline.
He's having his recess in class while everyone else is trying to do their work.
IMO a candidate for home schooling.
He can get exercise by walking around inside the classroom if he doesn't want to do his JOB. Kids who are allowed to get away with not doing their JOB end up like Rubio.
Delete“That’s why I’m missing votes. Because I am leaving the Senate. I am not running for reelection,
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So let me see if I understand this correctly, he is not showing up for work that we, the taxpayers, are paying a salary and benefits for, because he is going to quit.
Pretty much.
DeleteYou're paying him to run for President instead.
Because what are you going to do to him? He's not running for re-election of his Senate seat.
I guess he hasn't figured out that the same people that voted him into the Senate will be voting for the presidential election. And they're less likely to vote for a lazy scoflaw.
(What happens if he is elected president and decides not to run for a second term because being president is hard and it sucks? Is he going to spend the rest of his term on vacation and playing golf?)
He couldn't have have cooked his goose for being the presidential candidate, if he had stuck that finger up his nose for the picture.
ReplyDeleteWhat F'ing IDIOTS the R's are running for president!
Um, yeah. Pretty much.
DeleteIt's going to be an endurance test to see who the last candidate standing will be.
And they'll still put Jeb on the ticket.
And then Donald Trump will run as an Independent.
I'm sorry, I don't want president teenager calling the shots for our country.
ReplyDeletePS: Why is it okay for his favorite music to be hip hop since the 90's but not okay for his kids to listen to it?
So, according to his own admission, he does not do his job anymore.
ReplyDeletePray tell me then:
WHY are we taxpayers still paying him then???
WHY are we not simply firing him, and taking away his retirement pay, too???
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Boy way to keep digging when you've dug yourself a hole. Who knows? He may love his next job selling used cars.
ReplyDeletePart of the reason he is not running for re-election is that Florida law requires elected officials to resign from one post once they officially register to run for another post.
ReplyDeleteWhich is one reason most Florida politicians wait until the last second to officially register to run for an office.
“That’s why I’m missing votes. Because I am leaving the Senate. I am not running for reelection,” "
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In other words, "I'm not running for re-election so I don't have to bother doing my job for the remainder of my term, because there's nothing you can do to me."
If he doesn't think he needs to continue doing the job he is being paid to do, he should resign now and stop taking his salary.
IMHO, Rubio's the only one who has a shot at the nomination once rump & dr, "doesn't believe in science" fall by the wayside.
ReplyDeleteTalk about proving he is a bad decision maker! At least he will be out of politics for a while.
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