Rubio: President Obama "has no plans" for next term

One day before the final presidential debate, Senator Marco Rubio, R-Fla., offered a strong defense of Mitt Romney and panned the president as a leader lacking vision refusing to divulge his plans for the future.

"The president has no plans for the next four years," Rubio said on "Face the Nation" Sunday. "Tomorrow is his last chance to tell us what he's going to do in the next four years."

The Florida senator said the debates have been an important component of the presidential race because Romney was able to cut through the president's narrative.

"[T]he president had created this false image of Mitt Romney in the minds of some voters that was completely knocked down in that first debate," he said. 

Rubio, an ardent Romney supporter, hails from the state of Florida, which is the location of the final debate. The presidential match-up in Boca Raton will focus on foreign policy.

Rubio blasted the president's foreign policy, especially his handling of the attacks in Benghazi that killed four Americans, including the American ambassador. Rubio dismissed recent news reports that initial intelligence reports said that the attacks began as a spontaneous demonstration. That's "not the evidence" that he's seen, Rubio said.

He noted that the administration's initial account is "troubling" and that it was an attempt to maintain a "campaign narrative" that al Qaeda is in retreat.

Describing Romney's foreign policy philosophy, Rubio said he believes war is "the last of all options," but added that it is sometimes "unavoidable."

He said the United States should be a "catalyst for peace, prosperity and freedom." He added that the best way to ensure peace is through a strong military and that Romney believes the United States is the only country able to "lead" international coalitions.

Rubio said the president's "failure" is that he has not outlined broad goals regarding foreign policy. Specifically, Rubio pointed to the president's "moment of truth" early on in his presidency when he did not get involved and support opposition protestors who took to the streets in Iran in response to election results. "There was no organized revolution in Iran because it was demoralized," Rubio said, blaming President Obama.

As this week marks the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis, host Bob Schieffer asked Rubio about the policies a Romney presidency would implement regarding the small, communist nation.

"It won't be the direction the president has taken in the last four years," Rubio said. He criticized the president for inhibiting the "cause for freedom in Cuba by providing "hard currency" for the Castro regime by allowing Americans to visit the island nation.

One component of Romney's five-point plan is to crack-down on China by labeling the country a currency manipulator. Rubio said he disagrees with Romney because it could start a trade war. "We may have to do what Governor Romney is saying," he noted.

[Necroscope84]

Funny how Paul Ryan has loved every one of Obama's plans so far.
http://nbcpolitics.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/12/14394811-ryan-asked-for-federal-help-as-he-championed-cuts?lite=obinsite

[Necroscope84]

Yes and Mitt Romney's plan is the good ol' days of G.W. Bush.

Plus Mittens hates dogs so Obama gets my vote :) Any jerk who's that rich and can't afford a bigger vehicle for his dog isntead of tying him to the roof doesn't deserve anyone's vote period. I guess the dollar is Romney's best friend.

[TimeToEvolve]

This Republicon idiot jerk meant to say Robbed Me has no plans.

[TimeToEvolve]

I smell the dirty butt of KKKarl Rove again.

Turn your greatest weakness (Robbed Me and the Republicons have no plans or ideas) and make it a strength. Rubio is the new ******* Republicon puppet delivering this lie.

[0bama2O12]

Yes he does. He's going to honor his commitment to gay marriage.

[dreamspan]

Rubio another GOP dog on a leash.

[GOP-R--Con-Men]

Romney has not shown his tax returns or given specifics about his plans but Rubio the clown is trying to dupe voters like republicans always do. What a lightweight.

[1ATL1]

Dgi- More compared to what? Compared to Bush we are far better off, compared to Clinton not as much. So compared to Romneys Plan A, B, C, D, E,.... which plan do you suppose Romney might use? Obama plans to continue work to put into place what he has been saying for 12 years, his message is constant, he preaching the same message since the Democratic convention of 2004. His message hasn't changed, he wants to close Getmo, End the war in Afganistan. Bring our troops home. Continue to fight terror abroad. Keep nukes out of the hands of Iran. Cut taxes on the middle class, raise taxes on those who make more than 250,000 a year. Not put us in another unnecessary war, just to name a few off the top of my head. The point being Obama is solid! He's been tested! He doesn't say one thing and do another. You with Obama there is no wishy washy today I'm for Abortion, now I'm not. Not oh I'll cut taxes 20% across the board, what are you talking about I never said that, I been business for 25 years and have never heard of loop holes. Romney has never heard of or meet a Women that is qualified to fill a cabinet position, he needs a binder full to choose one.
In times like these I'll stick with what I know is working, and it's working even without the support of Congress. If Congress would do their jobs instead of staying on strike, on the Americans dime, things would move much faster but one party hates America enough to bring her down because they can't stand not having it their way and only their way.

[rationall7]

Rubio is very transparent about Romeny's plans to a military build-up the thing is 911 was a terrorist attack within our own country so how is more troops and weapons going to guard us from internal threats? Obama has and is still taking out key terrorist targets cutting the monster off at the head one by one, no one can do it better than Obama at making America safe.

[legal-equal]

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Please send us the URL to Obama's plan. So far all we've heard, ad nauseum and endlessly, is how bad Romney's plan is.

Oh, and send us the URL detailing how President Obama reduced the deficit 50% during his term, as he said he would.

I'm not the only one asking. All we hear from the O camp is criticism. The country cannot run four more years on a two point plan that says "it's still Bush's fault" and "Romny has a bad plan."

[1ATL1]

You can go to the official Obama website. Just click the Obama/Biden icon at the top of the page to skip the zip code/support stuff. Or if you would like, you can leave you name and address and a member of the campaign staff will drop by and explain it to you in person. I had a young man from Atlanta Ga. drop by for a chat yesterday. I'm in Jacksonville. He provided not only details, the took the time to explain them. If you really want to know the details they are easy to find. Slamming the door in their face isn't exactly saying you would like more info.

[wildbilltoo]

"The president has no plans for the next four years," Rubio said. How can they say that when it suits their purpose but also when it suits their purpose say that he has all this myriad of evil plans for the next four years? Surely the "no plans" aspect is meant to obfuscate the actual fact that Romney and Ryan can't and won't go into detail and explain their tax plan, or what their real plans are for Social Security, Medicare etc.