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Video: Sen Marco Rubio (R-FL) vs. John Kerry (D-MA) on the debt crisis

It's worth the 14 minutes to watch the whole thing:

Video of Sen Marco Rubio (R-FL): "Hard To Compromise When The Other Side Does Not Have A Plan"

On the heels of this: Obama Press Conference on Debt Ceiling Negotiation Break-Down. "In a hastily called (and sparsely attended) press conference, President Barack Obama addresses the latest details revolving around the break-down in negotiations with the House Republicans over the debt-ceiling increase."

Rubio responded by speaking truth to power:

"I have watched the President give press conferences, I have watched the President give speeches, but I have yet to see a plan from the President. And with all due respect to my colleagues in the other party here in the Senate, I haven't seen a plan from them either. They are the majority party. They control this chamber. They control the Senate. And I haven't seen a plan from them.

"A moment ago we heard this talk about -- well we have to compromise. Well it's really hard to compromise when the other side doesn't have a plan. What do you compromise on? Where is your plan? You can't compromise if only one person is offering plans. There is only one plan that has been voted on by any House to deal with this issue, and it's the one we're on right now, Cut, Cap and Balance. I would submit that if you don't like Cut, Cap and Balance, if you don't think we need to cut spending, cap spending and balance our budget, then show us your alternative.

"Or maybe you do believe we need to cut, cap and balance, but you don't like the way this bill cuts spending, caps spending and balances spending. Fine. Offer your version of Cut, Cap and Balance. Let's proceed to this bill. Let's get on this bill that the House has passed and if you don't like it, change it. You've got the votes here to do it. If you've got a better, bring this bill up and amend it. Put your ideas on it.

"But how could you ask for compromise? How could you ask the House-- how could you scold Republicans in the House for refusing to compromise if you don't have a plan of your own? How can you compromise if you don't have any ideas of your own? It's not a fair thing to say. And so I would urge the leadership of this chamber and the President of the United States to offer their ideas on paper. Put your ideas on paper and offer them so we can begin to work on this concept of compromise that you've offered. Because you can't compromise and you can't negotiate with people that will not offer a plan.

"Let's get -- why don't you vote to proceed to cut, cap and balance? Proceed to this bill so we could have a debate on this bill and so you could offer your ideas on this bill. This is the perfect opportunity to do it. Let's stop negotiating in the media and through press conferences and start doing it here on this floor, which is what people sent us here to do."

Awesome. The video:

Bob Schieffer gets pwned by Sen Marco Rubio (R-FL) on debt ceiling: 'Where is the President's Plan?'

As usual, Obama is leading from behind. Like everything that has taken place during his 2 1/2 years in office, he waits for someone to do something, and then takes credit for it. Rubio rightly calls him on the carpet when questioned by Bob Schieffer (note the tone Schieffer takes right from the outset):

Obama has no specific plan at all, as usual. Welcome to the Obama malaise:

"He doesn’t know how to make those cuts. He’s never had to do this before. He’s always just been one to spend other people’s money even if that money is just borrowed money or printed out of thin air. He’s never had to exercise real executive authority like that."

Audio of Sen Marco Rubio (R-FL): ‘Incompetent’ Obama ‘Not Up To the Job’

It's nothing that a lot of people haven't said, including yours truly on this blog, but it's refreshing coming from a US Senator speaking truth to power:

That on the heels of this yesterday: Video of Sen Marco Rubio (R-FL): "Every Aspect Of Life In America Today Is Worse Than It Was When He Took Over". Hugh Hewitt was having one heck of a day though, because after Rubio there was also this on his show: Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) to Obama: ‘Cut Up the Credit Card’

Video of Sen Marco Rubio (R-FL): "Every Aspect Of Life In America Today Is Worse Than It Was When He Took Over"

And if you think about it for just a nanosecond, he's absolutely right. From the skyrocketing unemployment, to an extra $4trillion in debt and 3 million jobs LOST as a result, to Obamacare, to his apologize for America tour around the world, etc, etc. Is there any value added to having our community organizer-in-chief sitting in the Oval Office?

And speaking of Rubio: Rush Limbaugh Interviews Marco Rubio

Rubio will make one heck of a President some day.

Sen Marco Rubio (R-FL): "We Don't Need New Taxes, We Need New Taxpayers"

"We don't need new taxes. We need new taxpayers, people that are gainfully employed, making money and paying into the tax system. Then we need a government that has the discipline to take that additional revenue and use it to pay down the debt and never grow it again."

This man will make a good POTUS one day, hopefully sooner rather than later: