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4. It hurts to read Rubio.. did anyone offer him water?

Thu Dec 18, 2014, 09:56 AM

Dec 2014

"It’s good policy because it jettisons a vestigial policy that has stopped serving a useful purpose, and because it is a gutsy move by Obama that demonstrates strong leadership and will help revive him from lame-duck status. It’s good politics because it will reveal that the Cuban American old guard, whose position Rubio represents, no longer speaks for most Cuban Americans.

Pres Obama is way past "lame duck status", though.. Mr Milbank.

Yes, the times they are a changin'..

Why the Cuba Issue No Longer Cuts Against Democrats in Florida

Just a snip//

"All of that changed over the past 10 years. The 2013 Pew survey showed that the Republican advantage among Cuban-Americans had dwindled to 3 percentage points, 47 to 44. The Florida exit poll in 2012 showed that Mr. Obama won the Cuban-American vote, 49 to 47 percent. Last month, the exit polling showed that Cuban-American voters supported the Democrat Charlie Crist, 50 to 46 percent, though he lost the governor’s race."

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/18/upshot/why-the-cuba-issue-no-longer-cuts-against-democrats-in-florida.html?abt=0002&abg=1

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Marco Rubio’s fury over the Cuba shift shows why Obama made the right move [View all] babylonsister Dec 2014 OP

Someone should give Marco a bottle of water. nt msanthrope Dec 2014 #1

lol Faux pas Dec 2014 #2

lol.. 3 are this thread so far mentioned H20. Cha Dec 2014 #5

lol treestar Dec 2014 #16

... Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2014 #18

Hee hee. I forgot about that water bottle incident brush Dec 2014 #28

This is MY issue! MINE, MINE, MINE! BeyondGeography Dec 2014 #3

Exactly! Pres Obama stole his thunder! nt DawgHouse Dec 2014 #12

lol! BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2014 #38

It hurts to read Rubio.. did anyone offer him water? Cha Dec 2014 #4

good read! BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2014 #39

"My parents suffered a 35 minute plane flight -- IN COACH CLASS!" Atman Dec 2014 #6

"And I lied about my parents escaping the regime and then was outraged when someone caught my Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #10

"Grant" and interview? More like "begged for an interview." Atman Dec 2014 #11

More like Fox summoned him as prearranged, then helped him edit his attack lines for later when Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #13

If I were a Rovian-inspired ratfucker, I'd try to plant the idea KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #7

Interesting that he "doesn't care about the 99%!" JEFF9K Dec 2014 #8

Jumps out at you, doesn't it? BeyondGeography Dec 2014 #15

The Pope connection is tripping up their preset talking points...no? Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #9

Jesus wouldn't have to build a raft to escape from Cuba. Atman Dec 2014 #14

If the president was a blue eyed , blond haired , right wing Christian Rethuglicon they would be geretogo Dec 2014 #17

The regime that Mr. Rubio finds so troubling ... staggerleem Dec 2014 #19

... napkinz Dec 2014 #20

THAT is HYSTERICAL!!!1!! lastlib Dec 2014 #22

I love it! Texas Blues Dec 2014 #21

Let's face it, Rubio is not the sharpest pencil in the box. Sancho Dec 2014 #23

Could it be marco wanted to be the one who broke open everything with Cuba. Thinkingabout Dec 2014 #24

It really is the best move DonCoquixote Dec 2014 #25

And a second political benefit . . . MrModerate Dec 2014 #26

The times they are a changin' Kath1 Dec 2014 #27

Every time the President... HoosierCowboy Dec 2014 #29

If Obama had been like this his whole term, we would be in a stronger samsingh Dec 2014 #30

Some of us recognize and respond to intelligence, which President Obama possesses x1M IrishAyes Dec 2014 #37

hashtag whatamoran.... BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2014 #31

It IS a classic, isn't it? IrishAyes Dec 2014 #36

Dear President Obama, czarjak Dec 2014 #32

Amen to that. IrishAyes Dec 2014 #35

Rubio the relic.. Cha Dec 2014 #33

Well, it's also highly likely to turn Florida blue IrishAyes Dec 2014 #34

Enraging Republicans is a surefire way to calibrate one's moral compass. True Blue Door Dec 2014 #40

Did I post here already...well.....if so, BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2014 #41