Are tables turning & the media actually doing their job? Liberal Hypocrats attacked Rubio. Top 7 offenders are dems. http://ow.ly/UtIv8
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I find this argument absurd that if other’s missed as many then it’s ok? Marco is running for the President of the United States and his standards should be much higher especially if he thinks he can do better. While missing the votes (59) is unacceptable for anyone in either party, it’s his response to the reasons why that’s alarming. Here’s an exert from his CNN interview that I do find worthy of examination:
In an interview that aired on CNN’s State of the Union, Jamie Gangel pointed out to Rubio that other Senators running for president (Rand Paul and Bernie Sanders) have only missed ten votes while the Senator from Florida has missed 59.
Rubio answered, “Well, I can tell you that in the history of presidential politics when they’ve been running for politics in the Senate, they’ve missed votes.”
Sen. Rubio tried to explain away his absences by arguing that the Senate votes don’t mean anything, “A lot of these votes don’t mean anything. They’re not going to pass, and even if they did, the President would veto them.”
Gangel reminded Rubio of his comments on the Senate floor that federal workers who aren’t performing should be fired, “Someone might say you’re not showing up. You’re not doing your job by voting.”
Caught in his hypocrisy, Rubio tried to dig his way out, “Not true. Because voting is not the most important part of the job. The most important thing that a Senator does is constituent services. ” …