Originally Posted by buggyone

Rubio might be able to "wipe the floor with his inept opponents" but can he do the same with the "ept opponents"? Richie, I knew what you meant - but a Senator like Rubio speaks on the Senate floor. A Representative speaks on the House floor. Just a slip of your conservative fingers on the keys.

As we all know, all politicians have speechwriters who are able to take the Congressman's ideas and talking points and make them sound like "off the cuff" remarks and to sound brilliant. It is when the politician is in an interview and the topic goes somewhere that is not included in the script - such when Sarah Palin was asked which US Supreme Court decisions she did not agree with besides Roe v Wade or which newspapers she read on a regular basis - that is the time when the politician gets the stunned look of a cow just hit by a hammer before slaughter.

If Rubio can learn to compromise with other Senators, he could be a very good leader some day. Give him some time.