The New York Times'
report about a series of traffic tickets Marco Rubio and his wife were hit with is proof that liberals are scared the Florida senator is making serious inroads in his bid to become the nation's next president, says Bill Kristol, editor of
The Weekly Standard.
"They credulously report [this] is a serious problem for Marco Rubio. What it shows me is the left is very worried about Marco Rubio," Kristol said Friday on the
"Steve Malzberg Show."
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"A year-and-a-half out and they're trying everything they can to make him look young, reckless, driving fast. I can't believe it."
In Friday's edition, The Times, thought of as a liberal publication, revealed in a lengthy article that Rubio has been cited four times in 18 years for minor traffic violations, while his wife Jeanette received 13.
The infractions included speeding, driving through red lights and careless driving, and in four separate occasions the couple agreed to attend remedial driving school after a violation, The Times reported.
Kristol told Steve Malzberg the expose is much ado about nothing.
"Most Americans look at him and think, 'you know what he's a normal guy and they have a normal family. They got the occasional ticket and there's no evidence of recklessness or any inappropriate behavior,'" Kristol said.
"You know what? Maybe having a president who has driven himself and his kids and wife around to the grocery store or into the Little League games and stuff, maybe that's not such a bad thing to have compared to the Clintons, neither who have driven a car in 25 years."
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