What do I have in common with Marco Rubio?

 

 

 

            Senator Marco Rubio of Florida and 2016, Presidential Candidate and I have something in common.  According to the New York Times Rubio and his wife enjoy driving really fast.  I like to drive really fast as well in my Nissan Rogue.  This past winter as I was going to water aerobics I was the unfortunate receiver of a speeding ticket.  I did not realize that along Smith Valley Road the speed limit was 35mph.  This was after I realized on Main St taking my daughter home that the speed limit was 40mph.  Now I get really busy with speaking to my daughter or singing the wonderful tunes of Frozen or other musicals that can help with the distraction.  I cannot remember how much money I have spent on paying tickets or defensive driving classes.  It may be close to the $1000, price that Rubio and his wife has paid.  According to the New York Times the offenses of the Rubio couple goes back to 1997.

According to a search of the Miami-Dade and Duval County court dockets, the Rubios have been cited for numerous infractions over the years for incidents that included speeding, driving through red lights and careless driving. A review of records dating back to 1997 shows that the couple had a combined 17 citations: Mr. Rubio with four and his wife with 13. On four separate occasions they agreed to attend remedial driving school after a violation.

Mr. Rubio’s troubles behind the wheel predate his days in politics. In 1997, when he was cited for careless driving by a Florida Highway Patrol officer, he was fined and took voluntary driving classes. A dozen years later, in 2009, he was ticketed for speeding on a highway in Duval County and found himself back in driver improvement school.

Things got more complicated in 2011 when Mr. Rubio was alerted to the fact that his license was facing suspension after a traffic camera caught him failing to stop at a red light in his beige Buick. His lawyer, Alex Hanna, paid a $16 fee to delay the suspension and eventually it was dismissed.

How much of this is actually important to being President of the United States?  In my opinion it doesn’t mean a damn thing.  Why? “I did not have sex with that woman.” This was spoken by President Bill Clinton on the then alleged rumor of his affair with Monica Lewenski. “What difference does that make?”  Hillary Clinton made this wonderful statement in accordance with her role in the deaths of four Americans in Benghazi.  The Clintons were able to move pass the offenses. Bill was still able to be the most popular democratic president and his wife gets another chance to be the first woman President of the United States.  Marco Rubio and his wife may not get the same chance as the Clintons.  I mean my goodness gracious people it’s a traffic ticket not having sex in the oval office or telling a unit to stand down that was more than able to save four Americans in Benghazi.