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senseandsensibility

(25,648 posts)
Tue May 5, 2026, 06:05 PM May 5

Whew! You guys were worried about nothing.

According to CNN, Rubio says the war launched in Feb. is over! He also said that the goal is now to reopen the strait. So the goal is to get back to where we were prewar, after billions spent and lives lost. And you know that Rs will treat that like a bigger victory than winning World War Two if it happens. Also, according to Mr. Rubio, the war didn't cause gas prices to rise.

So there ya go. So much for Rubio being the smart or sane one, even by R standards.

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Whew! You guys were worried about nothing. (Original Post) senseandsensibility May 5 OP
I had to turn it off, did the press ask any tough questions? dem4decades May 5 #1
I couldn't watch senseandsensibility May 5 #3
Did they get a chance to ask any? maxsolomon May 5 #7
They asked a few before i shut it off, they were giddy talking to him. dem4decades May 5 #8
Ew senseandsensibility May 5 #9
Don't know but i think he called an OAN jerkoff. dem4decades May 5 #10
Gas-lighting......................................................... Lovie777 May 5 #2
Oh senseandsensibility May 5 #4
epstein crawling around their sick heads Whip-poor-will May 5 #29
I was so excited the war is over that I ran out into the street and kissed the first girl I saw, a pretty nurse. Midnight Writer May 5 #5
DUzy!! senseandsensibility May 5 #6
Sad to see a man sell his soul to the devil. Irish_Dem May 5 #11
People say he "knows better" senseandsensibility May 5 #12
His blind ambition to be POTUS has blinded him to right vs wrong. Irish_Dem May 5 #13
You are exactly correct there. flashman13 May 5 #22
He at least used to be able to project a fake competence. Irish_Dem May 5 #23
My favorite is him leaning back with eyes half-closed Pinback May 5 #27
he's a fucking Trump whore Skittles May 5 #15
He knows exactly what he has done. Irish_Dem May 6 #45
Sounds like he needs to buy mercuryblues May 6 #42
Typical Trump MissouriDem47 May 5 #14
AND LEAVE OTHERS TO CLEAN UP HIS MESS Skittles May 5 #17
I never understood anyone thinking Rubio was smart or sane. He has always been a lickspittle. Solly Mack May 5 #16
THANK YOU Skittles May 5 #18
You're welcome. Me neither. Not impressed at all. Solly Mack May 5 #20
Me neither! calimary May 5 #25
I know I'm cynical but damn. Rubio? No. Solly Mack May 5 #30
That damn Rubio. calimary May 5 #36
He probably does. I'd like to see him imprisoned with the rest of them. Solly Mack May 5 #37
Have held him in very low regard for years Attilatheblond May 6 #40
None whatsoever. Solly Mack May 6 #43
Well, thank god we fought & didn't have to release the Epstein Files TBF May 5 #19
Someone gots the goods on Marco. PuraVidaDreamin May 5 #21
Probably Katcat May 5 #24
But I STILL worry. calimary May 5 #26
Nah, he is such a lightweight, it is probably something MUCH less sinister Attilatheblond May 6 #41
Ha ha ha. Mr. Evil May 5 #28
He already has senseandsensibility May 5 #32
I don't think the Iranians swong19104 May 5 #31
Fuck that little sip of water Aviation Pro May 5 #33
That sums it up perfectly. paleotn May 5 #35
If Iran keeps the enriched uranium, it's a total loss. paleotn May 5 #34
Rubio, the Fumbling Florshiemed Fuckstick of Florida Blue Owl May 6 #38
The Good Americans! Jeezus. Joinfortmill May 6 #39
Little Marco's quickly forgot... Kid Berwyn May 6 #44

senseandsensibility

(25,648 posts)
3. I couldn't watch
Tue May 5, 2026, 06:11 PM
May 5

but I guess I just assumed they wouldn't. However, CNN is covering his "presser" or whatever it was with a lot of skepticism, which I appreciate.

dem4decades

(14,441 posts)
8. They asked a few before i shut it off, they were giddy talking to him.
Tue May 5, 2026, 06:24 PM
May 5

There were more jokes between the press and Rubio than real questions.

Lovie777

(23,896 posts)
2. Gas-lighting.........................................................
Tue May 5, 2026, 06:10 PM
May 5

he also said Epstein is over...............................................

and more bullshit.

Whip-poor-will

(537 posts)
29. epstein crawling around their sick heads
Tue May 5, 2026, 08:09 PM
May 5

Everybody in this white house wishes both were true but ......

Wish in one hand .....

Midnight Writer

(25,842 posts)
5. I was so excited the war is over that I ran out into the street and kissed the first girl I saw, a pretty nurse.
Tue May 5, 2026, 06:12 PM
May 5

I'm pretty sure from her reaction that she didn't hear the good news.

Irish_Dem

(82,594 posts)
11. Sad to see a man sell his soul to the devil.
Tue May 5, 2026, 06:32 PM
May 5

Right on TV.

Rubio looks worse and worse every time I see him.

flashman13

(2,584 posts)
22. You are exactly correct there.
Tue May 5, 2026, 07:34 PM
May 5

I have never thought he was anything other than a stupid man in an empty suit. It is impossible to take anyone seriously that has such low self respect that he would wear cheap shoes, three sizes too big, because he is afraid to offend the Orange Overlord.

It is embarrassing that he represents our country to the rest of the world. You know they know what a vapid person he is and have no respect for him. They also know that they can't believe a word he says. Why would they?

Irish_Dem

(82,594 posts)
23. He at least used to be able to project a fake competence.
Tue May 5, 2026, 07:41 PM
May 5

Now the fact he has no soul, brain, or moral compass is painfully on display.

And the other fact that he will trip around on shoes way too big for him
means he has ZERO self respect as well.

Pinback

(13,673 posts)
27. My favorite is him leaning back with eyes half-closed
Tue May 5, 2026, 08:04 PM
May 5

Last edited Tue May 5, 2026, 08:54 PM - Edit history (1)

in a cabinet meeting to make El Cheato’s dozing look somehow normal.

Skittles

(173,098 posts)
15. he's a fucking Trump whore
Tue May 5, 2026, 07:17 PM
May 5

and I agree, he looks like he is very much aware of that.........GOOD

mercuryblues

(16,519 posts)
42. Sounds like he needs to buy
Wed May 6, 2026, 12:10 PM
May 6

The Mega-loco face. I hear if his wife feeds one too, Trump will only charge them triple the going rate.

Rubio will think he got a good deal.
Even after he looks in the mirror and finds out his lips are permanently attached to Trump's rump.

Solly Mack

(97,294 posts)
16. I never understood anyone thinking Rubio was smart or sane. He has always been a lickspittle.
Tue May 5, 2026, 07:17 PM
May 5

Maybe it was wishful thinking. Baseless hope.

calimary

(90,987 posts)
36. That damn Rubio.
Tue May 5, 2026, 08:59 PM
May 5

I’m almost positive he thinks this job is his set-up for the White House. Dear God forbid!!!

Solly Mack

(97,294 posts)
37. He probably does. I'd like to see him imprisoned with the rest of them.
Tue May 5, 2026, 09:01 PM
May 5

Won't happen but not doing so would be a huge mistake.

Attilatheblond

(9,327 posts)
40. Have held him in very low regard for years
Wed May 6, 2026, 11:52 AM
May 6

Ever since I read report of the incredible amount of money he claimed as a deduction for his 'home office' on a tax return decades ago, wrote him off as 'a responsible GOP pol'.

No ethics get between him and what he wants.

Katcat

(626 posts)
24. Probably
Tue May 5, 2026, 07:56 PM
May 5

In the files. What better way for someone to control him than by having blackmail material.

calimary

(90,987 posts)
26. But I STILL worry.
Tue May 5, 2026, 07:59 PM
May 5

They’re not your father’s GOP. With these Republicans, you have to respect that they regard rules and election guidelines as little more than toilet paper, most of which they’ve already used in the bathroom.

Attilatheblond

(9,327 posts)
41. Nah, he is such a lightweight, it is probably something MUCH less sinister
Wed May 6, 2026, 11:55 AM
May 6

Taxes comes to my mind, thinking back to an article I read about him years ago.

swong19104

(664 posts)
31. I don't think the Iranians
Tue May 5, 2026, 08:11 PM
May 5

view the situation in the same way. They’re going to extract their pound of flesh.

Kid Berwyn

(25,155 posts)
44. Little Marco's quickly forgot...
Wed May 6, 2026, 02:14 PM
May 6

...about killing the Ayatollah, the political and military leadership, and 160 school kids.

Other than that, heck yeah! Good times.

Now all he needs to do to beat out the other NAZI, the Couchhumper is get that price of oil down to what it was in the good ol' days, when working people could afford a car.

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