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In reply to the discussion: Doesn't anybody else think that the water-drinking wasn't funny and all the fuss about it is stupid? [View all]pampango
(24,692 posts)56. Krugman would agree: Marco Rubio Has Learned Nothing (government's role in the housing crisis)
Because his party has learned nothing.
OK, back up: this morning the papers and the web are full of nuance-sniffing, as people try to find omens in the SOTU and the GOP response. I dont think I can add anything useful to all that. But there was one important point in Marco Rubios remarks that I dont think has been highlighted. Its true, as Andy Rosenthal says, that Rubio mainly reminded us that Republicans dont like government or taxes; surprise! But he also reminded us that Republicans dont like reality.
Heres the passage:
This really isnt about the GSEs, its about the BSEs the Blame Someone Else crowd. Faced with overwhelming, catastrophic evidence that their faith in unregulated financial markets was wrong, they have responded by rewriting history to defend their prejudices.
This strikes me as a bigger deal than whether Rubio slurped his water; he and his party are now committed to the belief that their pre-crisis doctrine was perfect, that there are no lessons from the worst financial crisis in three generations except that we should have even less regulation. And given another shot at power, theyll test that thesis by giving the bankers a chance to do it all over again.
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/13/marco-rubio-has-learned-nothing/
OK, back up: this morning the papers and the web are full of nuance-sniffing, as people try to find omens in the SOTU and the GOP response. I dont think I can add anything useful to all that. But there was one important point in Marco Rubios remarks that I dont think has been highlighted. Its true, as Andy Rosenthal says, that Rubio mainly reminded us that Republicans dont like government or taxes; surprise! But he also reminded us that Republicans dont like reality.
Heres the passage:
This idea that our problems were caused by a government that was too small its just not true. In fact, a major cause of our recent downturn was a housing crisis created by reckless government policies.
This really isnt about the GSEs, its about the BSEs the Blame Someone Else crowd. Faced with overwhelming, catastrophic evidence that their faith in unregulated financial markets was wrong, they have responded by rewriting history to defend their prejudices.
This strikes me as a bigger deal than whether Rubio slurped his water; he and his party are now committed to the belief that their pre-crisis doctrine was perfect, that there are no lessons from the worst financial crisis in three generations except that we should have even less regulation. And given another shot at power, theyll test that thesis by giving the bankers a chance to do it all over again.
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/13/marco-rubio-has-learned-nothing/
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Doesn't anybody else think that the water-drinking wasn't funny and all the fuss about it is stupid? [View all]
HomerRamone
Feb 2013
OP
It was made for SNL and it was funny as hell. Sorry, we all knew Rube was in over his head from
monmouth3
Feb 2013
#1
He should be grateful that people are focused on the water and not his lousy speech.
JaneyVee
Feb 2013
#3
It stood out so much because what he was saying wasn't standing out at all. eom
ChisolmTrailDem
Feb 2013
#5
My only valid thought is that it's difficult to take bumper-stickers seriously
LanternWaste
Feb 2013
#53
"If you are going to drink, you have to look good doing it." Absolutely, ma'am. I
ChisolmTrailDem
Feb 2013
#62
Haha, classic indeed! Thankfully it was just awkward enough to make him famous for it, lol. eom
ChisolmTrailDem
Feb 2013
#66
Boehner also took a few sips as Obama was talking, and Boehner wasn't even speaking.
FarCenter
Feb 2013
#23
It's not about funny. It's about Rubio being a not-ready-for-prime-time politician.
Zen Democrat
Feb 2013
#39
It's the water-drinking in a 15-minute speech, when the President went almost four times that
Arkana
Feb 2013
#40
I think it was oddly funny, and I also think there hasn't really been much of a fuss...
LanternWaste
Feb 2013
#43
If it wasn't for the occasional humor, real or imagined, politics would be even more disgusting.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Feb 2013
#55
Krugman would agree: Marco Rubio Has Learned Nothing (government's role in the housing crisis)
pampango
Feb 2013
#56
Rubio and Ryan just might have diabetes. We have no idea. But that is a symptom I think
graham4anything
Feb 2013
#61
agree totally. infantile. on a level with 'the dean scream' and all similar attentions to
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#68