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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI'd almost feel sorry for Rubio who is melting down on TV right now.
But he is a rat bastard and deserves it.
Poor guy needs a shower, drink, and spa day.
senseandsensibility
(24,758 posts)I hope it's so painful and embarrassing for him that he resigns.
Irish_Dem
(80,747 posts)He did it to himself.
Bev54
(13,396 posts)He deserves a total breakdown.
LR3
(161 posts)His soul left his body a while back now, this sweaty, pitiful shell of a creature is all that is left
underpants
(195,933 posts)Irish_Dem
(80,747 posts)Something is going on behind the scenes.
sop
(18,259 posts)I think you're right.
Irish_Dem
(80,747 posts)At the same time.
What could be going on?
AZJonnie
(3,497 posts)Irish_Dem
(80,747 posts)kacekwl
(9,069 posts)so he's taking everyone with him. Republicans too so GOP Congress so get ready or end it NOW.
Irish_Dem
(80,747 posts)when he gets cornered and runs out of options.
pnwest
(3,457 posts)having already gone scorched earth.
Irish_Dem
(80,747 posts)Much worse.
pnwest
(3,457 posts)is clearly complete, and he needs to be removed before he escalates even further. He's gone too far (again). 25th Amendment is the fastest way, he must be removed, and somehow we gotta send Stephen Miller with him.
Jesus, my rage is boiling over.
BattleRow
(2,225 posts)Iggo
(49,855 posts)And thats why we dont elect felons, and we should NEVER elect billionaires.
Pinback
(13,575 posts)Women want his precious bodily fluids.

pnwest
(3,457 posts)shit has gone off the rails with a quickness and people are stranded. When this is all over it's going to make Benghazi look like a middle school field trip and heads will roll.
Walleye
(44,412 posts)AZJonnie
(3,497 posts)I mean he was never even qualified for the job in the first place, but right now, the stakes are so high, for so many people (including Trump's billionaire supporters) that its finally dawning even on the suckups in Trump's orbit that he's not remotely up to the task of being Commander In Chief during a major conflict that has the potential to become NUCLEAR, due to his incapacitation (and narcissistic personality disorder, which is being exacerbated by his FTD).
Irish_Dem
(80,747 posts)And Trump keeps screwing up.
Now Americans are dying.
And American civilians are stuck in a war zone and may die.
This is what we know about.
There is more, much more going on behind the scenes.
wiggs
(8,761 posts)analyzing his 'style' or his decisions or his behavior. Instead, MSM likes to give him the benefit of the doubt and pretend there is even a little wisdom, knowledge, careful consideration, empathy, or forward-looking thought behind his daily outrages.
And it's freaking frustrating to witness, I'm here to tell ya
peggysue2
(12,485 posts)As in this war is not going well or is not going as Grandpa's delusions forecast. The blame game has already begun; Vance is the latest scapegoat candidate. Guess blaming Zelensky didn't get off the ground. Trump is screeching about munitions, how we have enough to last forever despite reports that our supplies are dangerously low, so low that we won't be able to resupply our Arab allies over time. And then, there's the fact that support for this war is at 27% across the country. My husband read that at the end of Vietnam, American support was sitting at 29%.
Astonishing. But then again, not so much. The American public is sick and tired of these pointless wars of choice and ambition.
Oh, and btw: Epstein is NOT going away.
Irish_Dem
(80,747 posts)thesquanderer
(12,955 posts)creon
(2,063 posts)He made the decision of his own free will.
Let him bear the full weight of it.
Irish_Dem
(80,747 posts)creon
(2,063 posts)JustAnotherGen
(37,934 posts)Like he's on coke or something.
Irish_Dem
(80,747 posts)Waving his arms.
Does he do cocaine?
llmart
(17,524 posts)Irish_Dem
(80,747 posts)He looked ill or something wrong.
mwmisses4289
(3,806 posts)Irish_Dem
(80,747 posts)Red checks.
Lumpy skin.
Agitated, talking fast.
Not making sense.
JustAnotherGen
(37,934 posts)From running around at Thanksgiving with a free turkey and asking if anyone wants to buy it.
canetoad
(20,612 posts)Couple of days ago. Mainly about tsf and Adderal but a section show Rubio obviously high during a speech.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221059919
Edit: the bit about Rubio starts at around 5 mins.
Vinca
(53,738 posts)greatauntoftriplets
(178,846 posts)He made his bed.
ProfessorGAC
(76,448 posts)They HAD to know this was break badly.
greatauntoftriplets
(178,846 posts)It's not like Rubio was in kindergarten during the days of Dubya's Iraq mess.
regnaD kciN
(27,587 posts)
like every other war, is immensely popular for the first month or so. People rally around their countrys leader, and its early enough that the government can control the narrative.
In the case of Iraq, things only started to go south after Mission Accomplished was followed by incontrovertible evidence that the mission was anything but accomplished. But there was quite a period where our involvement was seen as a great success, with lots of footage of Iraqis dancing in the streets and tearing down statues of their former leader.
Im sure TSF and his minions were hoping for a similar phenomenon. If it had materialized, it might have lasted long enough not only to push Epstein to the back burner for good, but even to stave off disaster in the midterms.
Frankly, Im as surprised as anyone to see immediate public opinion be strongly against this war. I thought it would take at least until late spring.
greatauntoftriplets
(178,846 posts)After just four days, though, tsf's war has spread throughout the Middle East with places like the Dubai airport taking retaliatory hits from Iran. And that's just one example. Once again, Israel is bombing Lebanon. I'm waiting for them to bomb the rubble in Gaza now. And now tsf wants the Kurds to go into Iran to further destabilize it.
tsf will never acknowledge that he has only 27 percent approval. Even that's too high. He's made international political assassination the thing to do.
Thanks to his actions, tsf has made the planet more vulnerable. I fear for the world's future.
thesquanderer
(12,955 posts)allegorical oracle
(6,387 posts)option. Personally, I've never cared for him. And once he did a one-eighty and opted to go with Nasty, he was dead to me.
dem4decades
(13,948 posts)mercuryblues
(16,337 posts)Or until the fetus dies, killing its hosts.
Rubio, Musk, Miller, Johnson, and so on.
malaise
(295,081 posts)Hes never been ready for prime time😀
Crunchy Frog
(28,225 posts)malaise
(295,081 posts)Nicely played
yellowcanine
(36,760 posts)evacuations of U.S. citizens from war zones. Let him stew in his shithole.
FSogol
(47,560 posts)BeyondGeography
(41,002 posts)Marco Rubio on why strikes had to happen: "This weekend presented a unique opportunity"
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-03-03T20:31:54.918Z
Deuxcents
(26,433 posts)Hes way over his head, unqualified for this position and people are suffering and dying and this latest attack has just begun. I hope we can recover in spite of our current leadership
johnnyfins
(3,699 posts)step toward becoming POTUS. That's it.
Sorry, little boy. You will NEVER be POTUS. No matter how much you think you deserve it.
FadedMullet
(852 posts)Irish_Dem
(80,747 posts)He was so excited and optimistic.
Now he is being destroyed.
Wednesdays
(22,315 posts)They'll nominate a straight, male WASP as they have every election since 1856.
Especially now, with the Christian nationalists and xenophobes dominating the party.
Cha
(318,299 posts)why Rubio is "melting down".. for those who don't have TV and were gone all morning?
Walleye
(44,412 posts)He said that we went at that particular time because Israel was about to go, then Trump contradicted it, so he has to do a tap dance
Cha
(318,299 posts)Rats' nest.
Irish_Dem
(80,747 posts)Obviously agitated, having trouble giving answers.
Loud, scattered, upset, not making a lot of sense.
Obviously lying out his ass.
I just watched GOP Sen Tillis have a screaming fit at Noem in a senate hearing.
Then Rubio looking awful and under siege at a press conference.
Popcorn time.
ananda
(34,784 posts)because I don't watch msm.
That admin is not designed to handle any
sort of negative stress.
This is power madness on steroids
suddenly realizing they cannot handle it.
Irish_Dem
(80,747 posts)But today was a good day to watch it.
GOP Sen Tillis went on public rampage in a senate hearing against Kristi Noem.
It was a thing of beauty.
Then soon after Rubio melts down in a press conference.
I agree, behind the scenes is bad and none of them can cope.
They are babies.
Cha
(318,299 posts)And, may there be Plenty More the Fascist Traitors have to Atone for Soon.
Walleye
(44,412 posts)ChicagoTeamster
(756 posts)Alliepoo
(2,821 posts)For that jackass.
AverageOldGuy
(3,681 posts)When he knuckled under after Trump mocked him as "Little Marco!" I figured he had no spine, no moral convictions, and there was no limit to how low he would sink.
Judgement at Nuremberg is coming.
Takket
(23,630 posts)At the town hall after the shooting.
Mblaze
(971 posts)hamsterjill
(17,428 posts)No quarter. Don't ever feel sorry for them.
Never forget what these assholes have done and what they are capable of. IF WE EVER live through this and get past Trump, et al and all of the crap they have caused us to suffer - we must never forget who did what so that this shit is never repeated.
Thom Tillis' takedown of Kristi Noem was great today. But he's still a Trump enabler. He voted for her.
MTG's interview with Kelly was great today. But she's still a Republican who caused a lot of grief and her motivation is to enhance herself.
Take what we can from them. But never forget.
Martin Eden
(15,524 posts)If he didn't realize the consequences, he is too stupid for the office he holds.
Caveat to the above:
Some of the minions WANT the consequences that are unfolding, and think they will NEVER be held accountable.
We must endeavor to disabuse them of that notion.
QueerDuck
(1,458 posts)Irish_Dem
(80,747 posts)There is no kindness in my heart for pure evil.
LiberalLovinLug
(14,644 posts)He needs his back to literally be lashed. And then thrown in prison.
I have to suspect everyone working close to Trump must have some connection to Epstein island. He may have been pale because Trump threatened to have his stooge Pam release that info if he doesn't stay in his lane. I have no doubt its why Graham has been particularly debasing in the last decade.
niyad
(131,508 posts)Rebl2
(17,621 posts)sorry for any of them
Irish_Dem
(80,747 posts)I write with humor, sarcasm, and hyperbole which people may see as weakness.
But the intent is vicious aim at a group of pure evil psychopaths.