Scathing article on Marco Rubio who has missed more votes in Congress than any other Senator this year. This from a guy who once said that anyone who misses votes should be fired.





For a guy who keeps talking about a new kind of politics, Marco Rubio is falling back on the oldest dodge in the political playbook.

Blame the media.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/opinion/edit...story.html

I absolutely would vote for Rubio before Any Liars named Clinton, Obama, Pelosi, Reid, and locally here, Yarmuth, Conway, Beshear. All are P.O.S.'s and They know it but will say or do anything to get into Your wallet.

FITBUD; I am going to hit you with some facts. I invite you to research issues before posting such threads. Even if you receive your talking points for the day you should do your own research. Your handlers at MoveOn.org are notorious for passing along bad information.

Read some Facts. Do your research.


Indeed, the record shows while Rubio has had the worst Senate absentee rate this year among presidential candidates, former Democratic candidates were even bigger offenders.

A breakdown by GovTrack shows Rubio missed 34 percent of Senate votes this year.

But then-Sen. Obama missed 37.6 percent of his votes in 2007, and over 64 percent in 2008, according to the same source.

Then-Sen. John Kerry, also a Democrat, missed 64 percent in 2003, and nearly 90 percent in 2004, when he was engaged in a grueling campaign against then-President George W. Bush.

(11-02-2015 11:30 AM)No Bull Wrote:  FITBUD; I am going to hit you with some facts. I invite you to research issues before posting such threads. Even if you receive your talking points for the day you should do your own research. Your handlers at MoveOn.org are notorious for passing along bad information.

Read some Facts. Do your research.


Indeed, the record shows while Rubio has had the worst Senate absentee rate this year among presidential candidates, former Democratic candidates were even bigger offenders.

A breakdown by GovTrack shows Rubio missed 34 percent of Senate votes this year.

But then-Sen. Obama missed 37.6 percent of his votes in 2007, and over 64 percent in 2008, according to the same source.

Then-Sen. John Kerry, also a Democrat, missed 64 percent in 2003, and nearly 90 percent in 2004, when he was engaged in a grueling campaign against then-President George W. Bush.

Its that liberal hypocrisy

(11-02-2015 11:31 AM)UTSAMarineVet09 Wrote:  

(11-02-2015 11:30 AM)No Bull Wrote:  FITBUD; I am going to hit you with some facts. I invite you to research issues before posting such threads. Even if you receive your talking points for the day you should do your own research. Your handlers at MoveOn.org are notorious for passing along bad information.

Read some Facts. Do your research.


Indeed, the record shows while Rubio has had the worst Senate absentee rate this year among presidential candidates, former Democratic candidates were even bigger offenders.

A breakdown by GovTrack shows Rubio missed 34 percent of Senate votes this year.

But then-Sen. Obama missed 37.6 percent of his votes in 2007, and over 64 percent in 2008, according to the same source.

Then-Sen. John Kerry, also a Democrat, missed 64 percent in 2003, and nearly 90 percent in 2004, when he was engaged in a grueling campaign against then-President George W. Bush.

Its that liberal hypocrisy

It's Not Hypocrisy When Democrats flat out believe Their own lies and show No remorse for doing a Bad job as long as the ends justify the means which is getting Elected and Staying Re elected. Sort of Like using the line from the movie The Terminator " It's All They Do"

(11-02-2015 11:21 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  For a guy who keeps talking about a new kind of politics, Marco Rubio is falling back on the oldest dodge in the political playbook.

Did you agree with Rubio when he said that? Do you think Obama and Hillary should have resigned?

Does Rubio really want to hold up Obama, Clinton, Kerry, etc as the standard for good governance? Talk about setting the bar low for yourself.

(11-02-2015 12:14 PM)Hitch Wrote:  Does Rubio really want to hold up Obama, Clinton, Kerry, etc as the standard for good governance? Talk about setting the bar low for yourself.

Okay........ I guess this makes Rubio unelectable.

I take it you won't under any circumstance be voting for Hillary in the primaries or general as she has shown a lack of "good governance" already as you so astutely assert? She is also unelectable? No?

(11-02-2015 11:30 AM)No Bull Wrote:  FITBUD; I am going to hit you with some facts. I invite you to research issues before posting such threads. Even if you receive your talking points for the day you should do your own research. Your handlers at MoveOn.org are notorious for passing along bad information.

Read some Facts. Do your research.


Indeed, the record shows while Rubio has had the worst Senate absentee rate this year among presidential candidates, former Democratic candidates were even bigger offenders.

A breakdown by GovTrack shows Rubio missed 34 percent of Senate votes this year.

But then-Sen. Obama missed 37.6 percent of his votes in 2007, and over 64 percent in 2008, according to the same source.

Then-Sen. John Kerry, also a Democrat, missed 64 percent in 2003, and nearly 90 percent in 2004, when he was engaged in a grueling campaign against then-President George W. Bush.

And what does any of this have to do with Rubio and whether he should do the right thing and either get to the Senate and vote or resign?

(11-02-2015 12:35 PM)Redwingtom Wrote:  And what does any of this have to do with Rubio and whether he should do the right thing and either get to the Senate and vote or resign?

I think it has to do with whether it's the right thing or not. Are you arguing that Rubio is right, or that Obama and Kerry were wrong?

Liberals must be quite scared of this guy.....their typical pathetic smear campaign commences.

(11-02-2015 12:34 PM)Crebman Wrote:  

(11-02-2015 12:14 PM)Hitch Wrote:  Does Rubio really want to hold up Obama, Clinton, Kerry, etc as the standard for good governance? Talk about setting the bar low for yourself.

Okay........ I guess this makes Rubio unelectable.

I take it you won't under any circumstance be voting for Hillary in the primaries or general as she has shown a lack of "good governance" already as you so astutely assert? She is also unelectable? No?

It obviously doesn't make Rubio unelectable in the general or to Democrats. I'm just surprised to see him use Obama et al as a benchmark. I'm also surprised to see Republicans accept Obama's track record as a barometer for an experienced presidential candidate. If Obama was a do-nothing, naive, first-term Senator with no real world experience, then so is Rubio, Cruz, Paul, etc.

Like it or not, Kasich is hands-down the most experienced candidate in the GOP primaries.

(11-02-2015 12:40 PM)shiftyeagle Wrote:  Liberals must be quite scared of this guy.....their typical pathetic smear campaign commences.

I still think Rubio-Kasich (or vice-versa) is the strongest ticket the GOP can put forward out of this group and that should scare the hell out of the Dems.

(11-02-2015 12:42 PM)Hitch Wrote:  

(11-02-2015 12:40 PM)shiftyeagle Wrote:  Liberals must be quite scared of this guy.....their typical pathetic smear campaign commences.

I still think Rubio-Kasich (or vice-versa) is the strongest ticket the GOP can put forward out of this group and that should scare the hell out of the Dems.

Possibly. I don't think that ticket, or any other, can beat Clinton-Castro though.

(11-02-2015 12:44 PM)shiftyeagle Wrote:  

(11-02-2015 12:42 PM)Hitch Wrote:  

(11-02-2015 12:40 PM)shiftyeagle Wrote:  Liberals must be quite scared of this guy.....their typical pathetic smear campaign commences.

I still think Rubio-Kasich (or vice-versa) is the strongest ticket the GOP can put forward out of this group and that should scare the hell out of the Dems.

Possibly. I don't think that ticket, or any other, can beat Clinton-Castro though.

Kasich delivers Ohio and Rubio helps with Florida.

For the general, you need to think electoral math, not national polling.

(11-02-2015 12:07 PM)Bull_In_Exile Wrote:  

(11-02-2015 11:21 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  For a guy who keeps talking about a new kind of politics, Marco Rubio is falling back on the oldest dodge in the political playbook.

Did you agree with Rubio when he said that? Do you think Obama and Hillary should have resigned?

I couldn't care less either way. I'm simply pointing out the hypocrisy of his statements and actions.

(11-02-2015 12:47 PM)Hitch Wrote:  

(11-02-2015 12:44 PM)shiftyeagle Wrote:  

(11-02-2015 12:42 PM)Hitch Wrote:  

(11-02-2015 12:40 PM)shiftyeagle Wrote:  Liberals must be quite scared of this guy.....their typical pathetic smear campaign commences.

I still think Rubio-Kasich (or vice-versa) is the strongest ticket the GOP can put forward out of this group and that should scare the hell out of the Dems.

Possibly. I don't think that ticket, or any other, can beat Clinton-Castro though.

Kasich delivers Ohio and Rubio helps with Florida.

For the general, you need to think electoral math, not national polling.

Point.

At the same time, I don't think Rubio would win his own state against Clinton-Castro. Castro is going to get the Latinos to the polls in droves. He's young and clean too.....a nice contrast to HillDawg.

Rubio can to a lesser extent, being Cuban and not from mainland Mexico or Central America.

That being said, I believe Rubio is the only chance the Republicans have.

(11-02-2015 01:05 PM)shiftyeagle Wrote:  

(11-02-2015 12:47 PM)Hitch Wrote:  

(11-02-2015 12:44 PM)shiftyeagle Wrote:  

(11-02-2015 12:42 PM)Hitch Wrote:  

(11-02-2015 12:40 PM)shiftyeagle Wrote:  Liberals must be quite scared of this guy.....their typical pathetic smear campaign commences.

I still think Rubio-Kasich (or vice-versa) is the strongest ticket the GOP can put forward out of this group and that should scare the hell out of the Dems.

Possibly. I don't think that ticket, or any other, can beat Clinton-Castro though.

Kasich delivers Ohio and Rubio helps with Florida.

For the general, you need to think electoral math, not national polling.

Point.

At the same time, I don't think Rubio would win his own state against Clinton-Castro. Castro is going to get the Latinos to the polls in droves. He's young and clean too.....a nice contrast to HillDawg.

Rubio can to a lesser extent, being Cuban and not from mainland Mexico or Central America.

That being said, I believe Rubio is the only chance the Republicans have.

I don't think the Dems have a lock on Florida. The state is graying and older voters tend to lean Republican.

(11-02-2015 12:41 PM)Hitch Wrote:  

(11-02-2015 12:34 PM)Crebman Wrote:  

(11-02-2015 12:14 PM)Hitch Wrote:  Does Rubio really want to hold up Obama, Clinton, Kerry, etc as the standard for good governance? Talk about setting the bar low for yourself.

Okay........ I guess this makes Rubio unelectable.

I take it you won't under any circumstance be voting for Hillary in the primaries or general as she has shown a lack of "good governance" already as you so astutely assert? She is also unelectable? No?

It obviously doesn't make Rubio unelectable in the general or to Democrats. I'm just surprised to see him use Obama et al as a benchmark. I'm also surprised to see Republicans accept Obama's track record as a barometer for an experienced presidential candidate. If Obama was a do-nothing, naive, first-term Senator with no real world experience, then so is Rubio, Cruz, Paul, etc.

Like it or not, Kasich is hands-down the most experienced candidate in the GOP primaries.

He's wasnt using Obama as a benchmark. He was using Obama as an example of hypocrisy of the leftist main stream media. It was a perfect example.

(11-02-2015 01:21 PM)UofMstateU Wrote:  

(11-02-2015 12:41 PM)Hitch Wrote:  

(11-02-2015 12:34 PM)Crebman Wrote:  

(11-02-2015 12:14 PM)Hitch Wrote:  Does Rubio really want to hold up Obama, Clinton, Kerry, etc as the standard for good governance? Talk about setting the bar low for yourself.

Okay........ I guess this makes Rubio unelectable.

I take it you won't under any circumstance be voting for Hillary in the primaries or general as she has shown a lack of "good governance" already as you so astutely assert? She is also unelectable? No?

It obviously doesn't make Rubio unelectable in the general or to Democrats. I'm just surprised to see him use Obama et al as a benchmark. I'm also surprised to see Republicans accept Obama's track record as a barometer for an experienced presidential candidate. If Obama was a do-nothing, naive, first-term Senator with no real world experience, then so is Rubio, Cruz, Paul, etc.

Like it or not, Kasich is hands-down the most experienced candidate in the GOP primaries.

He's wasnt using Obama as a benchmark. He was using Obama as an example of hypocrisy of the leftist main stream media. It was a perfect example.

Either it's wrong all around and the media is hypocritical for pointing it out, or it's not a problem and it's a non-story.