Irritated Rubio grills Rex Tillerson on Russia: “Is Vladimir Putin a war criminal?”

Hot Air ^ | January 11, 2017 | Allahpundit

[C19fan]

Gotta say, although I think Rubio will cave and end up voting for Tillerson reluctantly, the palpable disdain he evinces here for the nominee really has me wondering. You don’t expect resolve from a guy who said in the primaries that Trump was unfit to command the nuclear arsenal and then endorsed him for president a few months later, but it’s hard logically to get from the point A of this clip to the point B of Rubio voting to confirm. And remember, his vote counts more than most: He’s a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which will vote after the hearing on whether to recommend Tillerson to the full Senate. The GOP enjoys an 11-10 advantage on that committee. If Rubio flips and votes no, the GOP will need to flip a Democrat or else Tillerson will lose the committee vote. And it’s unusual for a nominee who fails in committee to be confirmed by the full Senate.

[uncommonsense]

"Imagine how much better the past 8 years would have been if McCain, Graham, Rubio, Romney, and the Bushes had attacked Obama’s administration with even one tenth of the energy and vigor which they’ve devoted to attacking Trump and his cabinet in the past few months."

TOTALLY AGREE.

"Turn the other cheek" is not the same as "turn a blind eye".

Jesus had compassion on sinners who didn't know the truth, but He overturned the tables of the money-changers outside the Temple because they were denying the truth before them. Jesus spoke to the Pharisees, the most pious of the priesthood, rightly condemning them as "open graves full of dead men's bones". Jesus forgave the prostitutes, but BLASTED the hypocrites who wanted to appear righteous, but truthfully had darkness in their heart.