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imanamerican63 | Jun 2016 | OP |
tonyt53 | Jun 2016 | #1 | |
imanamerican63 | Jun 2016 | #2 | |
truebluegreen | Jun 2016 | #3 | |
djean111 | Jun 2016 | #4 | |
lpbk2713 | Jun 2016 | #5 | |
NightWatcher | Jun 2016 | #6 | |
apcalc | Jun 2016 | #7 | |
Hortensis | Jun 2016 | #9 | |
dembotoz | Jun 2016 | #8 | |
Warpy | Jun 2016 | #10 |
Response to imanamerican63 (Original post)
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 05:53 PM
tonyt53 (5,737 posts)
1. Anybody surprised?
Response to tonyt53 (Reply #1)
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 05:57 PM
truebluegreen (9,033 posts)
3. Grifters gotta do something to pretend
they are worth supporting. I guess his communication and quick-thinking skills were not adequate for wingnut welfare on Fox.
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Response to imanamerican63 (Original post)
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 06:00 PM
djean111 (14,255 posts)
4. Either he LOVED the perks, or no one offered him a job. n/t
Response to imanamerican63 (Original post)
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 06:09 PM
lpbk2713 (41,064 posts)
5. It beats working for a living.
Best gig he ever had. He didn't show up for work but still got a fat paycheck and excellent bennies. Link: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/02/marco-rubio-john-conyers-absent-congress-115281 |
Response to imanamerican63 (Original post)
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 06:11 PM
NightWatcher (39,341 posts)
6. All because he had one morning of interviews where he didn't screw up horribly
He was sounding like an average politician who was describing the response to a tragic event in his district.
Congrats, he didn't fall over himself. He should rule us all. |
Response to imanamerican63 (Original post)
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 06:13 PM
apcalc (4,314 posts)
7. He needs a job from which he can be absent and still get paid.
Response to apcalc (Reply #7)
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 06:38 PM
Hortensis (52,285 posts)
9. Rubio and Lt. Gov. Lopez-Cantera brought me to tears,
yes, real tears of gladness and gratitude, to realize that nobility in politics is very alive and well with them.
"You should reconsider running for your seat,” Lopez-Cantera told Rubio as they sat in the senator’s pickup truck about an hour before sunset, after witnessing the aftermath of the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. Rubio was caught off guard. After all, Lopez-Cantera has been running for his Senate seat in a crowded GOP primary for more than a year — with Rubio’s encouragement.
Lopez-Cantera made clear he was still fully committed to running, even as he initiated a gut-check moment for both of them. Until then, Rubio had resisted the entreaties of Senate leaders and donors to rethink retiring from the Senate. Lopez-Cantera’s conversation removed one of the biggest obstacles to Rubio running again: a longtime friendship that he wouldn’t want to ruin due to political ambition. I don’t want you to feel like you have to say that because of outside pressure,” Rubio responded. But Lopez-Cantera said he felt “compelled” to continue talking it through. The two of them were shaken by what they saw in Orlando, the bloody sidewalks and the ashen faces of local, state and federal authorities. “This is bigger than me. And this isn’t about me. And it’s not about you. It’s about our country and this election,” Lopez-Cantera said to Rubio, recounting the conversation for Politico. “It’s deeply consequential. … In the current field, I’m the best candidate in the general election. But I’m not looking at this through rose-colored glasses.” Bottom line, Lopez-Cantera said in the interview: “Nothing has changed. I’m still running. Marco isn’t.” June 24 is the dealing for filing. http://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/marco-rubio-reelection-carlos-lopez-cantera-224388#ixzz4BmecyK1s |
Response to imanamerican63 (Original post)
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 06:22 PM
dembotoz (15,073 posts)
8. perhaps the odds of keeping the seat red was not the slam dunk they thought and he got pressure
Response to imanamerican63 (Original post)
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 07:48 PM
Warpy (103,111 posts)
10. A job he rarely bothered to show up for
He was the biggest no-show in both houses of congress.
Let's hope somebody opposes the little shit and points that out. |