Only One Senator Seeking the White House Missed the Big Spending Vote

[still_one]

Marco Rubio was the only senator running for president who missed the Senate vote Friday on the massive $1.1 trillion tax-and-spending bill, one of the most consequential of the year.


The Floridian did, however, release a statement in opposition to the "omnibus" bill, calling it an example of a "broken Washington."

“Washington's leadership has created another massive spending bill in secret and rammed it through Congress, hoping that the American people don't notice or have become numb to this kind of business as usual," Rubio said in the statement.

Republicans Ted Cruz of Texas and Rand Paul of Kentucky voted 'no'; Lindsey Graham voted 'yes.'

The evening before the vote, Cruz wrote an op-ed torching the legislation, point by point. "I cannot and will not support this massive crony Christmas gift—a bill that effectively forfeits our massive Republican victories of 2014 and cements [President Barack] Obama’s priorities for nearly the full remainder of his term."

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http://finance.yahoo.com/news/only-one-senator-seeking-white-190148418.html

[BlueMTexpat]

1. Doesn't Rubio already have a

pretty abysmal voting attendance record?

He would have voted no, of course, so it's probably just as well.

[rurallib]

3. If we elected him president we'd probably never see him again

The bigger the job, the higher his hooky rate

[still_one]

4. actually that is a selling point in his case to be President. The least we would see of him, the

better off we would be

[Wounded Bear]

7. Would depend who his VP was, I guess...

assuming it will be someone worse than the Cheney-monster, that worries me too.

[lpbk2713]

2. No show Rubio remains consistent.

He has the worst attendance record of all Senators. He has no intention of representing
the people of his State. So don't look for him to take being President seriously either.


Link: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2015/02/18/Report-Floridas-Rubio-the-biggest-no-show-in-Senate/9061424291574/

And he's actually getting worse: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/opinion/editorials/fl-editorial-marco-rubio-missed-votes-20151125-story.html

[StevieM]

5. This is why I am starting to think that Chris Christie will outdistance him in New Hampshire.

Christie is on the ground there consistently.

Rubio doesn't have much of an organization in Iowa and New Hampshire. He is not well-organized.

Rubio is the classic show horse. He doesn't work a lot.

[Bradical79]

6. Is he the laziest Senator in America?

It's laughable that someone who can't even be bothered to vote against bills he claims are awful thinks he can be president.