Marco Rubio's lavish rise to the top

[ccharles000]

Marco Rubio was barely solvent as a young lawmaker climbing his way to the top post in the Florida House, but special interest donations and political perks allowed him to spend big money with little scrutiny.

About $600,000 in contributions was stowed in two inconspicuous political committees controlled by Rubio, now the Republican front-runner for the U.S. Senate, and his wife. A St. Petersburg Times/Miami Herald analysis of the expenses found:

• Rubio failed to disclose $34,000 in expenses — including $7,000 he paid himself — for one of the committees in 2003 and 2004, as required by state law.

• One committee paid relatives nearly $14,000 for what was incorrectly described to the IRS as "courier fees" and listed a nonexistent address for one of them. Another committee paid $5,700 to his wife, who was listed as the treasurer, much of it for "gas and meals."

http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/national/marco-rubios-lavish-rise-to-the-top/1079473

[marmar]

1. I guess the cream isn't the only substance that rises to the top.

nt

[OHdem10]

2. Rubio also had some 100 dollar Haircuts . When Clinton and Edwards

has such haircuts it made the Cable News Channels breathless
with 24/7 coverage.

Oh, I forgot, Rubio is a Republican. Corporate Media has to
protect their own.