Marco Rubio thinks the trial is “stupid.” Is he right?
No. Whether you agree with it or not (I don’t), the trial has a clear and appropriate purpose that is proportionate to the crime. It is not “stupid.”
Rubio is a man of some intellect and principle who, when the chips are down, never lets them get in the way of his ambition to be president. When he says the trial is “stupid,” he really means that he resents having to cast a vote that is either going to look bad to the base or to the donor class.
In other words, he views his best interests as being identical to those of the country. Now, that’s stupid.