So before we leave the topic of last night's Republican debate, let us cats once again say (in the spirit of our headline) that Baby Marco Rubio bombed.
Now, mind you, we think that Presidential debates are silly. Sure, Kennedy-Nixon 1960 was issue-substantive and game-changing, but that's because it was the first one, and TV was young. Since the debates were resurrected in 1976, they've increasingly become like over-produced game shows — last night's debacle when the candidates were introduced just being the latest ridiculous example.
Only occasionally have debates provided telling moments, like Rick Perry's senior moment, George H.W. Bush looking at his watch, or the piece de resistance, Lloyd Bentsen's classic quip to Quayle, "You're no Jack Kennedy."
Considering Baby Marco's extreme right-wing positions, we've never understood why he should have emerged as the GOP establishment's golden boy. But after his nuclear exchange with Chris Christie last night, perhaps that brief Rubio reign has, um, exploded. We cats look forward to Tuesday, and we PURR.
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