Nervous? Everything else I have read states Rubio did a magnificent job.

Jonathan couldn´t lead a congregation in a silent prayer service and he says Rubio is nervous...jeeesh

We finally see two potential candidates that communicate conservative ideas directly to the people. Rubio and Carson. Rove probably wants us to run Jeb Bush.

Rubio´s smart to just joke about it. The media made it their main story because the SOTU was so offensively full of shirt. So Rubio just says "whatever, I was thirsty" and if they keep harping on it, they look mean-spirited and vapid. Which they are, of course.

The message must be sound if that´s the big deal. Reminds me of "binders of women."

Rand Paul did a response on The Blaze TV following Rubio´s. I think the real fight for the nomination for conservatives will be between Rubio and Paul. Did you know Rand Paul was an eye surgeon and when he has time, he performs eye surgery on those who can´t afford it. I think he makes even more sense than Rubio and I´m kind of apprehensive about Rubio and the illegals.

Rubio drinks water.

Obama walks on water.

The president doesn´t get nervous. Pathological liars never do ...

Yes, I recall the media making fun of Barky in 2008 when he was throwing perfect spirals with bottles of Evian ( naive spelled backwards) to save the lives of those in the crowd who were fainting from hearing his voice.
It´s really hard to disguise the hate I feel for the MSM.

Rubio approves of Karl Rove´s Conservative Victory Project AND is at the same time saying the T.E.A. is dangerous----------oooooops, think he just lost big time support which landed him in the Senate.
A much more eloquent, articulate voice would have been the newest Senator from the State of Texas (oh, but he is a true Conservative). Listen to Cruz´s remarks when approached by a reporter at Brietbart. Several other videos one needs to see at Brietbart also.

Flies constantly land on Obama´s face and lips and that´s described as perfectly normal by the media.
Rubio takes a sip of water and it becomes a scandal.
Rubio was articulate about explaining
conservative principles .
He had passion and charisma and the Democrats are obviously very nervous about
the cheerful and charismatic Rubio becoming the face of the Republican Party.
It appears that the Tea Party has pretty much become
a de facto third party .
Rand Paul felt it necessary to distinguish
his message from Rubio´s .
Ironically , Paul was actually more sympathetic to the plight of illegals than Rubio was.
Everyone involved with the Republican Party
and the Tea Party should stop the pretense and just make it official so we can all move on .

Rubio is not ready for prime time. It was amature hour. Despite a hillarious case of the nervves, his speech was all "me, my, mine, I, I". Who does that remind you of? the Son of The Millworker? Frankly, I don´t give a damn about your biography, Marco. I certainly don´t care what your parents did/ didn´t do. I am tired of minorities being whisked to the front of the line like the Presidency is some kind of college admissions exam. If Rubio ever had actually worked in our warehouses and factories, he would know that the American worker has been squeezed for decades by the loose policies of the Federal Reserve and the millions of illegal guests who have flooded the labor market. Rubio is a tiresome phony with a bad sense of entitlement. Unfortunately the "conservative" media has already elected him as our nominee, giving his Rubio-Schumer amnesty plan cover, and will shove this goofball down our throats. Rand Paul, on the other hand, stole the show.

The country is going to hell in a handbasket thanks to the policies of Emperor Zippy. We have chronic 7.9% unemployment, our deficit is 17 trillion dollars and we are militarily on the run all over the world, also due to Zippy´s policies. And the media chooses to focus on is Rubio taking a sip of water? Really??!

#7 Great post! Made me laugh.

Rubio handled it well afterward, he posted a little pic of a Poland Springs bottle on his Twitter feed. Laugh along with them and move on, pivot back to the issues. I thought he did OK, though he seemed kind of nervous and the lighting was not so good.

But more to the point, Rubio has aligned himself with the moderate compromisers and against the conservatives/Tea Party. Just know what kind of Republican you´re getting, if you think he is going to be the next wonder boy.

#10 read the entire statement by Sen. Rubio. Rubio said no such thing as "approving" what Rove said. He said he has no problem with it and that the TEA Party also has a place in the Republican Party. Read the cotton pickin´ article.

Ron Paul doing eye surgery at his age. Not for me thank you. I want someone younger and steadier.

#17 Maybe you need some of that eye surgery. That´s not what I said.

Rand, not Ron, is the eye surgeon , 17.

#17- Rand _not_ Ron Paul!!!



Ted in Michigan

What´s needed is a leader with strong principles who doesn´t scare people. Think Reagan. I have not seen a Reagan. I realize that Reagan was from a different time - with its unique set of circumstances - but the basic truth does not change even in a million years: strength in principles and the ability to attract people, not scare them away.

I honestly think a lot of these younger Republicans are like career politicians who see the whole thing as a game. It´s a game to them. The Presidency is not a game. The greatest leaders of America never saw it as a game, and that´s why they were the greatest.

I don´t see what taking a drink of water has to do with anything.