Rubio struggles in Senate, but wants a promotion

[Liberal_in_LA]

But for a mainstream audience, the fact that Rubio effectively wasted his Capitol Hill career, achieving practically nothing despite all the promise and hype, isn’t much of a selling point.

I suspect many Rubio supporters will naturally want to draw parallels between his record and President Obama’s Senate tenure. And at a certain level, they have a point – Obama was quickly frustrated by Congress’ pace. David Axelrod later admitted that the Illinois Democrat “was bored being a senator” and quickly grew “restless.”

It seems the same words could be applied to the junior senator from Florida.

The difference, though, is that Obama put in far more effort than Rubio, and as a result, he had more success. As a senator, Obama developed a reputation as a work horse, being well prepared for briefings and hearings, introducing a lot of bills, and developing an expertise on serious issues like counter-proliferation.

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/rubio-struggles-senate-wants-promotion

[Mass]

1. It seems a problem for Rubio.

How can he argue at the same time that Obama was not ready to be president and that he, Rubio, is?

No, Rubio seems another Palin. The work is too hard, so he quits. I suspect he started running for president hoping that he could negotiate a good lobbyist contract when he would lose.

[LonePirate]

2. I wonder how much longer Trump or Bush go before pouncing on this.

This material is just what Trump enjoys blasting while Bush stands to gain the most from attacking Rubio.

[GOLGO 13]

3. Rubio knows NOT to respond to Trump. Bush has very thin skin & gets frustrated easily.

Trump got him perfectly with that "low-energy" meme. He can't shake it off.

[flamingdem]

4. Is Jeb! so low energy that he can't attack Rubio?

Wonder how things panned out at the Bush family summit. They probably looked for his exit route so he won't bother attacking others.