After another major mass shooting in his state, top National Rifle Association contribution recipient Marco Rubio is trying to have it both ways on guns. And as he gets called out by the media for it, he’s getting defensive.
He seems not to realize that just showing up to get national television exposure doesn’t make him a profile in courage. Gun laws have come up before in Rubio’s career and he’s handled them like he does so many issues: by trying to play both sides at once. He says he’s open to some stronger gun laws, but does he take action on it? Nope. And:
He has not explicitly embraced the more-assertive actions that gun-control advocates have demanded and has underscored his commitment to gun rights. At times, he has sounded somewhat open to new limits — a tactic reminiscent of his presidential campaign, when he often appeared to advocate two positions at once, leaving his stance open to interpretation.
One Rubio associate, who spoke candidly on the condition of anonymity, described his approach as “all over the place” and “scattershot.”
Rubio wants us to think he’s so brave for daring to face some questions about guns on CNN, but what’s going to happen is that he’ll use his innocent little baby face to sell his answers as empathetic and caring, while filling them with weasel words and never acting on any promises he does make.
And if reality is different than that? Rubio can go right ahead and show us. We’ll believe in him when we see concrete action from him.