{"id":801,"date":"2011-08-24T11:19:19","date_gmt":"2011-08-24T15:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/changingchannels\/?p=801"},"modified":"2011-08-24T11:19:51","modified_gmt":"2011-08-24T15:19:51","slug":"marco-rubio-literally-gives-republicans-lift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/changingchannels\/2011\/08\/marco-rubio-literally-gives-republicans-lift.html","title":{"rendered":"Marco Rubio Literally Gives Nation A Lift"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How cool is it to be <strong>Marco Rubio<\/strong> these days?<\/p>\n<p>Even though he rarely seeks the spotlight, the 40-year-old junior senator from Florida is already being discussed as a presidential candidate.<\/p>\n<p>Timing is everything, and if the U.S. is still solvent in 2016 and\/or 2020 Rubio could decide to take center stage as the face of the Republican party.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of timing, Rubio&#8217;s was amazing as he kept <strong>Nancy Reagan<\/strong> from falling during a ceremony for the Reagan Library Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The video, see below, aired all over TV news networks Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=j-zh39Hw2vY\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=j-zh39Hw2vY<\/a>\n<p>Nancy Reagan, 90, has reportedly been impressed with Rubio for some time.<\/p>\n<p>She is not alone, as his rise in coming from a family of Cuban exiles is impressive.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. may currently be on shaky ground, but people like Rubio may prop it up and get a once-great nation back on firm footing again.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>for a look at the sports of the day please check out: http:\/\/www.heapsgoodstuff.com\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How cool is it to be Marco Rubio these days? 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