Ah, but look at the caliber of the man in question: not just a toady but a sycophant extraordinaire! ". . . thank you sir, can I kiss it again? It really does smell like roses."
I don't want loyalty. I want loyalty. I want him to kiss my ass in Macy's window at high noon and tell me it smells like roses. I want his pecker in my pocket.
-- quote attributed to LBJ, discussing a prospective assistant
From the beginning I saw Rubio as an "I'm going to school to learn to be a politician" kind of guy who never really got it. Remember the infamous water bottle incident? IMO he took a public speaking class somewhere and was told to make eye contact with the audience and maintain it throughout. Just like we see with JD, another who obviously doesn't get it, can't even kibitz with the kid at the donut shop.