Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio accused President Barack Obama of making "every aspect of life in America today" worse since his inauguration during a talk about the debt ceiling on CBS's "Face the Nation" on July 17, 2011.
Host Bob Schieffer asked Rubio if he literally meant what he said, so Rubio continued:
"Well, first of all, let -- every president has to be judged by the times in which he lives. This president has now been in charge for two and a half years, okay? He has increased federal spending by 28 percent. Washington went along with his prescription for joblessness, which was the stimulus package, and unemployment is higher than it was when he took over, significantly higher. In fact, we have not had unemployment this high for this long since the Great Depression, with no signs of it getting better."
We noticed Rubio evokes a popular historical note of Republicans -- the Great Depression -- to characterize the country's dire jobs outlook. He isn't the first politician to link now with then, though he might be the first whose claim has a ring of truth.
Keep reading to learn how Rubio strays from GOP big-timers Mitt Romney and Reince Priebus.
I don't understand why the republicans always have to point the finger at obama. It was georgie boy that left our country in shambles. He was bailing out privite companies with federal money before he left office. They always talk bad about the other party without really examining the problem.
Posted by: Why Obama? | July 19, 2011 at 12:40 PM
because he is doing a terrible job and he has NO PLAN thats why real simple
Posted by: bobmigs | July 19, 2011 at 01:27 PM
Bush approached a the Dems in congress close to nineteen times to try to fix Fanny and Freddy before the recession hit.
But they wouldn't work with him, why? Cuz he's Bush. Totally asinine of them.
Posted by: Sean Rowe | July 19, 2011 at 02:04 PM
I thought Rubio was Catholic. This church looks Satanic. Why is there a boy on top of a man dressed in a robe. You can't even make this stuff up!!!!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/63622372@N05/sets/72157626753071139/with/5793788981/
I want a new Senator!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Conservativevaluesplease | July 19, 2011 at 02:28 PM
Marco Rubio has been a critic of Bush several times. Bush was bad, but Obama has made everything worse,
Posted by: Any | July 19, 2011 at 08:33 PM