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What I learned last night watching the GOP debate : establisment and FOX Business LOVE Rubio, but do
not think he can sustain hard questions.
But the MSM declared him the winner, despite this truth.
http://www.salon.com/2015/11/11/marco_rubio_coasts_with_a_big_assist_from_the_moderators_he_won_the_gop_debate_by_evading_scrutiny/
The questions directed at Rubio by the moderators were invitations for him to launch into his talking points.
How otherwise can you understand the fact he was not asked ANY hard questions : he got a soft ball question on how to beat Hillary (the answer came out of his stump speech), was not asked about immigration.
His question on the economy : on how, in an economy that is “undergoing transformation,” would he “reassure American workers that their jobs are not steadily replaced by machines.” had its answer directly from his stump speech (and there was no way the moderator could ignore it),
Only hard question :
The only tough question Rubio fielded dealt with his proposal to expand the child tax credit, which Baker cast as “another expensive entitlement program to an already overburdened federal budget.” Rubio dodged the question entirely, saying that he loves families and is proud to have a pro-family tax plan.
This is when Paul jumped in and challenged him on not being a fiscal conservative, and Rubio called him an isolationist, gaining big high fives from the media, despite the fact he was largely owned by Rand Paul on that one.
So, I guess that we have finally reached gender equality. Business will go for an empty head with a nice smile, and it is not a woman.
