and we re looking at sequester and continuing resolution. we re going to have another debt ceiling debate in the summer. now rather than the burden being on the democrats to figure out the problems, i really think the burden is on the republicans because if they have cause these crises time and time again, the american public sees what is going on and understands who is responsible. the president is offering them the chance to avoid the disaster. he is doing it with a combination of let s raise some revenue through tax loopholes on the rich. but he also made an offer on medicare last night. we ll rooster subsidies to prescription drug companies. and ask more from the wealthiest. we ll bring down the costs by changing the way the government pays for medicare. because our bills shouldn t be based on the number of tests or days spent in the hospital.
i too have. [ voice of dennis ] allstate. [ normal voice ] same agent and everything. it s like we re connected. no we re not. yeah, we are. no, we re not. ask an allstate agent about the value plan. are you in good hands? nothing has frustrated me more than false choices like the one the president laid out tonight. marco rubio, the day after. rubio went straight to television this morning to make fun of the only moment that people might remember from his speech last night. got to ask you about that water bottle last night? twitter went a little bit wild, you tweeted out the water bottle yourself, you got it there again. you showed an ability to laugh at yourself, do you have anything to add from the tweet last night? you know, i needed water,
what am i going to do? it happens. republicans had high hopes that marco rubio would emerge last night as the savior of their party. democrats were not impressed by the performance last night, but it is republicans who will decide, who the next nominee will be. reaction to the speech is varied. republican strategist bruce hanes says it probably made them smile, and that is a welcome change of pace. some were not happy with the speech or speaker, but they would not give their names. do i think it is lasting damage? no, do i think it slowed down the rubio hype a bit? yes, another anonymous one said whatever they wanted out of him i m not sure they got. and, rubio s national introduction is now a punch line.