Marco Rubio should switch to Hubba Bubba

I caught President Obama's State of the Union address and one of the ensuing Republican response speeches - the one by serial liar Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida. (The other GOP follow-up speech - framed as a Tea Party response - was by Rand Paul. Many TV outlets did of course show both Republican responses.)

America got a glimpse of why Rubio will never be President. And it wasn't just his idiotic ideas and nasty personality that did him in. Several times during his speech, Rubio inexplicably rubbed his face. He appeared to be pulling strands of burst bubble gum off of his skin.

It's mighty obvious what went on. It appears that during the President's address, Rubio just decided he didn't want to pay attention, so he whisked a pack of bubble gum out of his pocket, crammed the entire pack in his mouth, and blew huge bubbles. Just like a high school kid getting bored with a teacher's lecture.

During his own speech, the cameraperson or somebody else in the room must have gestured to Rubio that he had the remnants of a popped bubble still clinging to his skin. That's when you see him pulling at his face.

Rubio's apparent inattentiveness during the State of the Union explains why most of his speech had nothing to do with what was in it. Rubio's monologue consisted primarily of boilerplate GOP talking points that were already stale 25 years ago. Nothing new and bold. The Republicans are completely bankrupt of ideas and are unlikely to recover.

Aside from the burst bubble gum, Rubio had a jittery look throughout. He looked like he was worried about being called out on his nonsense - like when you catch someone in a lie. He knows he's full of shit, his party's full of shit, and they're on the brink of folding.

After seeing that humiliating display, I can't imagine many scenarios where the Republicans remain viable. Growth and shrinkage of political parties is usually uneven across geographic areas. The Republicans might be slow to unravel in states with a large rural base. But it's coming - slowly but surely. Marco Rubio's speech looked like the dying gasp of a zombie party.

Are you looking forward to the days when the Democrats and the Greens are America's 2 leading parties?