To listen to a number of folks in the media, Marco Rubio's third place finish in Iowa is just as good as finishing first. But bronze, no matter how you polish and spin it, ain't never gonna be gold. Rubio was always expected to come in third, as evidenced by the fact that his own campaign was promoting their "3-2-1" strategy to the media only a few weeks ago. Meaning they hoped to place third in Iowa, second in New Hampshire, and first in South Carolina. No matter. The real story isn't the brainwashing prowess of Rubio's communications team; the...