Liam, that is. The Florida Senator outlined his highly nuanced foreign policy views based on Liam Neeson's fictional character in the Taken film franchise:
On our strategy on global jihadists and terrorists, I refer them to the movie Taken. Have you seen the movie Taken? Liam Neeson. He had a line, and this is what our strategy should be: ‘We will look for you, we will find you, and we will kill you,’
ED Kilgore notes that this should, but won't erode Rubio's reputation as the
"Brainy" Candidate in the GOP field. Not while the crowd at the South Carolina Freedom Summit rewarded him with 'thunderous applause."
As long as we're going to have Government by Catchphrase, why not add these:
Firearms: The Eastwood Doctrine: "Go ahead, make my day."
Climate policy: The Dorothy Doctrine: "Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore."
Consumer Safety: The Bette Davis Doctrine: "Fasten your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy night."
Infrastructure: The Field of Dreams Doctrine: "If you build it, he will come."
Defense: The Strangelove Doctrine: "Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!"
Early Childhood Policy:The Dirty Dancing Doctrine: "Nobody puts Baby in a corner."
Immigration: The Blanche Dubois Doctrine: "I have always depended on the kindness of strangers."
Equine Policy: The Godfather Doctrine: "I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse."
Economic Policy: The Gekko Doctrine: "Greed, for lack of a better word, is good.
Crime: The Little Caesar Doctrine: "Mother of mercy, is this the end of Rico?"
Your turn: