http://news.yahoo.com/marco-rubio-says-paris-attacks-184313991.html

By Tom McKay
11 hours ago

Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio just said something very revealing (that he probably shouldn't have) about his party's response to terrorist attacks linked to the Islamic State group in Paris on Nov. 13, which killed at least 130 people and wounded more than 350 others.

While discussing polling with host Chris Wallace on the Nov. 22 edition of Fox News Sunday, Rubio told viewers he believed the terrorist attacks resulted in a "positive development" in that they influenced Americans to become more concerned about terrorism. He said he believed that Republicans could play the incident for "political advantage."

"As far as national security, let me just say I obviously am not happy about the events that happened last week in Paris, but I think it's a positive development that it suddenly has forced Americans to confront more carefully the issue of national security," Rubio said. "Because it is the most important thing a president will do and it is the most important function of the federal government."

"I hope that we focus on that note more, not just for political advantage, but because the world has become a very dangerous place," he continued in an apparent reference to his party's chances to win the presidency and other offices in 2016.