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== Is he eligible? ==

Yes, his parents eventually achieved US citizenship, but he was born to illegal immigrants. He's an anchor baby. [[User:Flight Risk|Flight Risk]] ([[User talk:Flight Risk|talk]]) 13:31, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

:Popcorn, anyone? [[User:Nomoskedasticity|Nomoskedasticity]] ([[User talk:Nomoskedasticity|talk]]) 13:35, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

== Header ==

{{Ping|SovanDara}}Regarding [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marco_Rubio&type=revision&diff=686617259&oldid=686617193 this revert] (unaccompanied by any edit summary), the header originally said "Early life, education, and political career". I changed it to "early life, education, and entry into politics". The reason I changed it is because the word "early" obviously does not apply to the word "education", and readers might therefore think the word "early" likewise does not apply to the word "political career". This section does not cover much of his political career at all, and this should be indicated in the header. So, I will revert to "early life, education, and entry into politics". This is simply a matter of clarity.[[User:Anythingyouwant|Anythingyouwant]] ([[User talk:Anythingyouwant|talk]]) 15:07, 20 October 2015 (UTC)

==BLP noticeboard==

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==Taxes and spending==

The article mentions that "Rubio supports an initiative to limit federal spending growth to the ''per capita inflation rate.''" What is a per capita inflation rate? The rate at which the population inflates? [[Special:Contributions/2A01:79D:7370:99CC:8172:77E2:71EE:3437|2A01:79D:7370:99CC:8172:77E2:71EE:3437]] ([[User talk:2A01:79D:7370:99CC:8172:77E2:71EE:3437|talk]]) 08:49, 31 October 2015 (UTC)

: Good point. I've updated the article based on the source.[[User:CFredkin|CFredkin]] ([[User talk:CFredkin|talk]]) 15:54, 31 October 2015 (UTC)

== Immigration section ==

This is probably one of the few accomplishments of Rubio as a legislator, and deserves more coverage in the article. Please help expand. - [[User:Cwobeel|<span style="color:#339966">Cwobeel</span>]] [[User_talk:Cwobeel|<span style="font-size:80%">(talk)</span>]] 20:34, 2 November 2015 (UTC)

: This is also discussed in the Tenure section.[[User:CFredkin|CFredkin]] ([[User talk:CFredkin|talk]]) 20:51, 2 November 2015 (UTC)

:: That is not enough. A single sentence on his only legislative accomplishment is most definitively not enough. - [[User:Cwobeel|<span style="color:#339966">Cwobeel</span>]] [[User_talk:Cwobeel|<span style="font-size:80%">(talk)</span>]] 01:10, 4 November 2015 (UTC)

== Taxes and spending section ==

That section is unbalanced and not NPOV. His tax plans have been criticized by both the left and the right, and currently we only have content published by the Tax Foundation. If we want to include their opinion, we have to include other views as well for NPOV. Tagged accordingly. - [[User:Cwobeel|<span style="color:#339966">Cwobeel</span>]] [[User_talk:Cwobeel|<span style="font-size:80%">(talk)</span>]] 01:08, 4 November 2015 (UTC)

: Personally, I'd prefer to keep the projections out entirely. The results inevitably vary widely depending on who's doing the projecting. And the section will become undue indeed if we include all the projections that have been published.[[User:CFredkin|CFredkin]] ([[User talk:CFredkin|talk]]) 01:17, 4 November 2015 (UTC)

:I agree with Cwobeel that we need more to balance this out. I disagree with CFredkin that we should exclude projections entirely. Even if we were to include all available projections would not overwhelm the article in any way, namely because only a small number of think tanks/institutes release such projections. (I can think of just three off the top of my head: the Tax Foundation (center-right), the [[Tax Policy Center]] (centrist), and [[Citizens for Tax Justice]] (center-left) <small>+ CBO if a plan has been scored, but most haven't</small>). In any case, if we are going to recite a candidate's tax plan, we would be remiss to not include, in brief, what the expected outcome would be... [[User:Neutrality|Neutrality]]^{[[User talk:Neutrality|talk]]} 03:14, 4 November 2015 (UTC)

:: OK. Then as a minimum bar for notability, I think we should include content cited by reliable secondary sources.[[User:CFredkin|CFredkin]] ([[User talk:CFredkin|talk]]) 04:01, 4 November 2015 (UTC)

:::If we describe Rubio's tax plan at all, then it is obviously notable and relevant to include its projected impact according to reputable sources. Right now, the Tax Foundation (generally viewed as right-leaning) is the only such group to have produced a detailed analysis, as far as I'm aware, and I've restored it with attribution. The Tax Foundation analysis has been cited by numerous secondary sources; I included one, to satisfy CFredkin's concern. If some of the other groups listed by [[User:Neutrality]] above produce analyses of Rubio's tax plan, then they can be added as well, to give a more balanced overview. '''[[User:MastCell|MastCell]]'''&nbsp;^{[[User Talk:MastCell|Talk]]} 17:48, 4 November 2015 (UTC)

==Kurtz==

I object to [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marco_Rubio&curid=5502549&diff=689121825&oldid=689121178 this edit] that removed the analysis by media critic [[Howard Kurtz]]. This eliminates a key perspective, namely the perspective that this is a tempest in a teapot. By eliminating that perspective, and expanding details of the matter ''ad nauseum'' we create the impression that this was a major scandal involving misconduct by Rubio. Please adhere to [[WP:NPOV]], [[User:Neutrality]].[[User:Anythingyouwant|Anythingyouwant]] ([[User talk:Anythingyouwant|talk]]) 02:03, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

::The quote is to balance out the description from the Politico headline as a "House of Horrors," right? If we eliminate the in-text reference to a "House of Horrors," would you be OK with eliminating Kurtz?

::Frankly, I think we can safely eliminate both the "House of Horrors" descriptor and the the Kurtz quote. [[User:Neutrality|Neutrality]]^{[[User talk:Neutrality|talk]]} 03:15, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

:::You are not addressing the issue. After the "House of Horrors" descriptor is removed, that still leaves a massive set of detail that you have inserted and the massive insinuation that Rubio was involved in some kind of scandal or misconduct. Kurtz represents a different point of view.[[User:Anythingyouwant|Anythingyouwant]] ([[User talk:Anythingyouwant|talk]]) 03:19, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

:::: In the interests of friendly editing, I've added back the Kurtz quote, plus an additional quote (also favorable to Rubio), pending discussion: [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marco_Rubio&type=revision&diff=689132680&oldid=689131038].

:::: Also: I am not sure what "massive insinuation" you refer to. If anything, the current language is ''more'' favorable to Rubio than before (in large part because I got rid of unsourced material that was there before, such as the bit about him being "questioned" as part of the federal investigation, which was not supported by the sources).

:::: I'm willing to discuss, but I would like you to be specific about what changes you want to see. [[User:Neutrality|Neutrality]]^{[[User talk:Neutrality|talk]]} 03:54, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

==Adds/edits==

FYI - I've been adding/expanding this page (there are some sourcing issues that I've been trying to rectify, plus garden-variety expansion). I understand (obviously) that politicians' pages can get contentious, although I think 90% of what I've added should be unobjectionable to anyone. I am happy to engage here on any points. [[User:Neutrality|Neutrality]]^{[[User talk:Neutrality|talk]]} 03:15, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

::You are making huge changes without any prior discussion. It's fine being bold, but one runs the risk of being reverted that way, especially when many of your edits have removed or altered longstanding material in this BLP. I disagree with some of your edits, and agree with others. Just focusing on Kurtz, we have yet to make any progress. I'm calling it a night. Take care.[[User:Anythingyouwant|Anythingyouwant]] ([[User talk:Anythingyouwant|talk]]) 03:28, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

::: Well, I am being bold, as is encouraged. If anyone objects, they are free to take issue, and then I'll discuss. But most of these "huge changes" are (1) garden-variety expansion and (2) removal of weakly-sourced material and addition of stronger-sourced material (removing low-quality sources and replacing them with better ones). I anticipate about 95%+ of my changes are uncontroversial. The remaining 5% can be worked out here.

::: If you have specific issues, let me know and we'll talk it out. [[User:Neutrality|Neutrality]]^{[[User talk:Neutrality|talk]]} 03:55, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

== Deletion of material ==

{{u|Eeyoresdream }} is deleting a substantial amount of content without any discussions. I have restored a few of these deletions, as these are properly sourced and required for NPOV. - [[User:Cwobeel|<span style="color:#339966">Cwobeel</span>]] [[User_talk:Cwobeel|<span style="font-size:80%">(talk)</span>]] 17:39, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

: Objections have been raised about the reliability of the source used for the claims regarding Rubio's involvement with spending and regarding the undue nature of the content regarding Rubio's use of a GOP credit card. I agree that that's an excessive amount of content for an issue that was investigated and resolved without blame assigned.[[User:CFredkin|CFredkin]] ([[User talk:CFredkin|talk]]) 19:02, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

:: Many issues in a politician's live are resolved "without blame assigned", and yet these are relevant issues in a bio. - [[User:Cwobeel|<span style="color:#339966">Cwobeel</span>]] [[User_talk:Cwobeel|<span style="font-size:80%">(talk)</span>]] 19:21, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

::: Sure. But whether this issue should be mentioned is not in dispute. What's in dispute is how much content should be included on that subject. The argument is that, based on how the issue was resolved, the amount of content you're adding is excessive.[[User:CFredkin|CFredkin]] ([[User talk:CFredkin|talk]]) 20:41, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

:::: Excessive? See for example [[Tony_Rezko#Real_estate_dealings]]. And Rezko is not running for president. - [[User:Cwobeel|<span style="color:#339966">Cwobeel</span>]] [[User_talk:Cwobeel|<span style="font-size:80%">(talk)</span>]] 21:09, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

::::: Great analogy. But I think the more important question is how much of the Rezko material appears in Obama's bio? The answer is one sentence: "The purchase of an adjacent lot—and sale of part of it to Obama by the wife of developer, campaign donor and friend Tony Rezko—attracted media attention because of Rezko's subsequent indictment and conviction on political corruption charges that were unrelated to Obama."[[User:CFredkin|CFredkin]] ([[User talk:CFredkin|talk]]) 21:55, 5 November 2015 (UTC) There's no discussion about the fact that Obama was able to buy the lot for a below-market price, etc.[[User:CFredkin|CFredkin]] ([[User talk:CFredkin|talk]]) 21:57, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

:::::: ???? How is that relevant? The house mortgage issue or the credit card issue in his article can't be presented in any other article. - [[User:Cwobeel|<span style="color:#339966">Cwobeel</span>]] [[User_talk:Cwobeel|<span style="font-size:80%">(talk)</span>]] 21:59, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

::::::: I don't understand your point...[[User:CFredkin|CFredkin]] ([[User talk:CFredkin|talk]]) 22:01, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

::::::: My point is that if the Rezko land deal only merits one sentence in Obama's bio (and doesn't even mention the salient issue of the purchase price of the land), how do you justify [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marco_Rubio&type=revision&diff=689213093&oldid=689212726 including 8 sentences] on Rubio's credit card situation (when there's currently 3)?[[User:CFredkin|CFredkin]] ([[User talk:CFredkin|talk]]) 22:23, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

:: Section tagged as not NPOV. The material is not UNDUE, for a politician running for President. - [[User:Cwobeel|<span style="color:#339966">Cwobeel</span>]] [[User_talk:Cwobeel|<span style="font-size:80%">(talk)</span>]] 19:23, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

::::This talk page section does not identify any particular material. Which material is of most concern? The credit card stuff?[[User:Anythingyouwant|Anythingyouwant]] ([[User talk:Anythingyouwant|talk]]) 19:40, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

:::::Hello?[[User:Anythingyouwant|Anythingyouwant]] ([[User talk:Anythingyouwant|talk]]) 19:59, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

::::::# The ''Tampa Bay Times''/''Miami Herald'' analysis

::::::# The credit cards issue

::::::# The foreclosure of the house in Tallahassee due to missed mortgage payments

::::::# The eminent domain legislation paragraphs

:::::: This is the diff [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marco_Rubio&type=revision&diff=689142018&oldid=689141591] - [[User:Cwobeel|<span style="color:#339966">Cwobeel</span>]] [[User_talk:Cwobeel|<span style="font-size:80%">(talk)</span>]] 20:35, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

{{u|Professor JR }} POV tags are there for a reason. Please join in the discussion. - [[User:Cwobeel|<span style="color:#339966">Cwobeel</span>]] [[User_talk:Cwobeel|<span style="font-size:80%">(talk)</span>]] 21:42, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

::I agree with Cwobeel. I would add that the wholesale deletions here totally lack any legitimate policy-based reasons. I'll take the paragraphs in order.

:::# - This is based on a ''Tampa Bay Times''/''Miami Herald'' budget analysis from 2000 to 2008 (Rubio's years in the Legislature). It is highly relevant to understanding a long stretch of his political career. The supposed objection to the "source" of the material is frivolous. Nevertheless, as a compromise, I '''propose''': restoring the material, with an additional mention that the source of the documents was the Florida Office of Policy and Budget.

:::# - The credit card material - a big improvement over the very weak, and in some cases inaccurate, summary before. The weak earlier version is terrible includes "questioned" is terrible because there was no evidence that Rubio was questioned. The older version also gives no sense at all of timeline (i.e., when Rubio had the card). It also relies entirely on 2010 and 2012 articles, while the improved version relies on high-quality articles that are more recent (2015). The old version refers generically to a "Republican Party" card, while the new version specifies that it is a [[Republican Party of Florida]] card. Most disturbingly, the old version omits the fact Rubio was cleared, but was faulted by an investigator for a level of negligence. In sum, the new version was far superior, and explains - more precisely and using high-quality sources - a major event in Rubio's political life.

:::# - The foreclosure material, likewise, was perfectly fine, and a huge improvement over the frankly bad summary given before. The truncated version is devoid of all context whatsoever. It does not explain that Rubio and Riviera were friends. It totally lacks any sense of timeline (such as when they bought the house and when the missed payments). The improved version adds this context and perspective on an important incident that got substantial coverage in 2010 through the present. It complete, if brief, explanation of what happened. No editor has put forth any explanation of why such material is "undue" or improper. Only ''[[ipse dixit]]'' assertions have been made. Simply not acceptable. The objectors need to explain what specific details they would omit, and why.

:::# - The eminent domain paragraphs - unquestionably, my edits to this were a significant improvement. No editor has ever explained the basis for their objections, and I can't think of a single one. The truncated version was inaccurate: it called the committee a "special committee" when it fact it was a select committee. The truncated version omitted the date (2005), the name of the person who appointed Rubio (Allan Bense), the official name of the committee. The new version adds all these details, while adding high-quality sources. (The truncated version also cited only to the ''National Review''). The reflexive reversion back is totally unjustifiable. It boggles the mind, and I am pretty sure any fair-minded, third-party editor would agree.

::: In sum, these wholesale deletions lack any real basis. If people want to talk about ''specific'' points of disagreement, then that's great. But vague assertions are not. [[User:Neutrality|Neutrality]]^{[[User talk:Neutrality|talk]]} 22:57, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

::::# The article referenced is based entirely on documents from Crist's office which were released after they were campaigning against each other. That's not a reliable source.[[User:CFredkin|CFredkin]] ([[User talk:CFredkin|talk]]) 23:14, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

::::# The edits in question were outrageously excessive and undue. As mentioned above, for comparison, the Rezko land deal gets one sentence in Obama's bio (and doesn't even mention the purchase price of the land, which was the reason it got attention). The issue doesn't need 8 sentences when it currently has 3 already.[[User:CFredkin|CFredkin]] ([[User talk:CFredkin|talk]]) 23:14, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

::::#Also ridiculously excessive and undue. The comments about Rubio and Rivera both being rising stars and living together previously, the original purchase price of the house, and the commentary from Kurtz and regarding other families is completely superfluous.

::::#I'm less certain about why these edits were reverted. The edit comment referenced tightening of the text....[[User:CFredkin|CFredkin]] ([[User talk:CFredkin|talk]]) 23:14, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

:::::::Neutrality and/or Cwobeel, are these four items ordered according to how big of a problem you see? If not, could you please say which of the four you consider to be the biggest problem? I would like to focus on the biggest issue first, get it resolved, and then move on to the next one. Thanks.[[User:Anythingyouwant|Anythingyouwant]] ([[User talk:Anythingyouwant|talk]]) 00:27, 6 November 2015 (UTC)

::::::::Well, speaking for myself, I think the omission of the ''Herald''/''Times'' reporting (#1) on 2007-08 budget issues is outrageous. I also think it can be easily resolved if we all agreed to just add a few words noting that the budget info came from a state office. I also think it is misleading in the extreme to note that Rubio was cleared in the credit card ethics commission complaint without ''also'' noting the ethics commission advocate's determination that there was negligence (widely reported by [http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/05/politics/marco-rubio-finances-republican-party-card/index.html CNN], [http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/stateroundup/marco-rubio-spent-lavishly-on-a-gop-credit-card-but-some-transactions-are/2252470 Tampa Bay Times], and even [http://www.billoreilly.com/b/Bill-OReilly:-Dick-Cheney-shaking-things-up-in-Republican-circles/18724178106268853.html Bill O'Reilly] (!)). When we fail to mention that, it seems like we are soft-peddling.

::::::::I consider #4 the least important, but the easiest to resolve. In the interests of narrowing the range of items under discussion, do you object to restoring those changes? [[User:Neutrality|Neutrality]]^{[[User talk:Neutrality|talk]]} 03:09, 6 November 2015 (UTC)

:::::::::Thanks for the reply. I will reciprocate soon, but want to just finish up with some edits incorporating info from the ''[[National Journal]]'' article by Mishak.[[User:Anythingyouwant|Anythingyouwant]] ([[User talk:Anythingyouwant|talk]]) 04:26, 6 November 2015 (UTC)

::::::::: As stated above, [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marco_Rubio&type=revision&diff=689141723&oldid=689141591 #1] is ultimately sourced to an unofficial list created by the office of Rubio's political enemy (Crist) which apparently wasn't even mentioned by Crist's office until they started campaigning against each other. In addition, the source says the list linked spending items with lawmakers based on conversations Crist's staff had with legislative staffers and lawmakers. (You've got to be kidding me!) It's an xls file, which doesn't appear to even have been made publicly available. Also, it's contradicted by the official CIBR process which was referenced immediately before this in this article (and still exists in the article). Florida TaxWatch releases the official "turkey list" for spending in Florida. Rubio's spokesperson claimed that Crist's list was not supported by Florida TaxWatch. Finally, I can't find any other sources that reference this information. It's not reliable. On the other hand, personally I don't have a problem with restoring #4.[[User:CFredkin|CFredkin]] ([[User talk:CFredkin|talk]]) 04:30, 6 November 2015 (UTC)

::::::::::As to #1, before responding, I'm curious whether [[User:Neutrality]] finds this explanation by [[User:CFredkin]] persuasive or not. In other words, if I can wiggle out of investigating this matter and forming an opinion about it. that's my preference. :-) As to #1 though #4, I'm curious whether [[User:Cwobeel]] ranks them the same way User:Neutrality does.[[User:Anythingyouwant|Anythingyouwant]] ([[User talk:Anythingyouwant|talk]]) 05:31, 6 November 2015 (UTC)

::::::::::: I find it a completely unpersuasive argument. The documents were kept year to year, by a budget office from 2000-08. The office appears to be part of the executive branch (much like the OMB is on the federal level), but the idea that Crist himself simply made up the numbers in 2010 is simply absurd. Bottom line: the ''Times''/''Herald'' found them enough to report on. The two newspapers are unquestionably reliable sources. The source deals with an important event in Rubio's political career. We have zero business not including it.

::::::::::: To the extent that the fact that this came from a budget office is significant, I would be fine with saying that this came "from the Crist administration's budget office." I think it's unnecessary to say, ''but I am offering it as a compromise so we can all move forward''.

::::::::::: I'd also note that much or all of the content is ''repeated in other independent sources'' (which I didn't, but I could've put in). For example, the Turnpike thing is also supported in [http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/content/look-who-won-turnpike-contract another Tampa Bay Times article]. [[User:Neutrality|Neutrality]]^{[[User talk:Neutrality|talk]]} 05:56, 6 November 2015 (UTC)

:::::::::::: To be clear....The source provided is an article written by a reporter who appears to be associated with the Miami Herald. However, the article itself was published by the Tampa Bay Times. I've seen no evidence that an article was also published by the Miami Herald. Also, the blog post cited in the last post (and the [http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2008/06/crist-whacks-ru.html lengthier article] it links to) talks about Rubio pushing for language to allow split bidding for the contract for the project, which would potentially have allowed a firm run by a friend to bid for it. It says nothing regarding Rubio being involved with obtaining funding for the project itself.[[User:CFredkin|CFredkin]] ([[User talk:CFredkin|talk]]) 06:29, 6 November 2015 (UTC)

:::::::::::: Also, I don't agree that an xls file created by a budget office for what appears to be its internal use, and which they did not publish publicly is necessarily reliable.[[User:CFredkin|CFredkin]] ([[User talk:CFredkin|talk]]) 06:35, 6 November 2015 (UTC)

:::::::::::: Finally it would be great if you addressed the specific points I raised above regarding how the file was created and the fact that it was contradicted by other sources, instead of making unfounded claims. I never stated that the numbers were made up by Crist himself.[[User:CFredkin|CFredkin]] ([[User talk:CFredkin|talk]]) 06:41, 6 November 2015 (UTC)

::::::::::::: First - "The ''Tampa Bay Times'' and ''Miami Herald'' merged Tallahassee bureaus in 2008, creating a six-person team where assignments are divided evenly and each newspaper publishes work of the combined staff." See [http://www.tampabay.com/news/perspective/meet-the-timesherald-tallahassee-bureau/1277100 here]. So this was published in both newspapers and is properly credited to both (the ideal cite is probably: "''Tampa Bay Times''/''Miami Herald'' Tallahassee Bureau").

::::::::::::: Second - No, the report is not "contradicted by other sources." The state budget office and Florida TaxWatch have different lists, presumably because they have different criteria. It seems that the budget office's list was of all hometown projects, while the TaxWatch list is more narrow and lists projects they view as unwise ("turkeys"). That's not a contradiction, merely a different document. (You wrote above that "the official 'turkey list'" is maintained by TaxWatch - Not so. TaxWatch maintains a list, but it is not an "official list"; the group is an advocacy group, not a government agency).

::::::::::::: If you think the source has limitations, fine - as I've said, we can express ''the limitations stated in the source itself'' (i.e., that the list is generated from the budget office). But to say, "we, as Wikipedia, don't think this source is reliable, notwithstanding the fact that two respected newspapers relied upon it for a news analysis," - I don't think that is a fair way to look at it.

::::::::::::: (By the way, even if we were to play the role of newspaper editor in assessing reliability (which we should not): the fact that a document is internal would seem to ''enhance'' its reliability, no? If these documents were internal, then that implies that they were not cooked up for external election-season consumption down the line.) [[User:Neutrality|Neutrality]]^{[[User talk:Neutrality|talk]]} 07:02, 6 November 2015 (UTC)

:::::::::::::: Please stop saying that this content was published by 2 newspapers until you provide 2 links to articles supporting that statement. The 2 newspapers may share staff in some cases, but only 1 newspaper appears to have published this article.[[User:CFredkin|CFredkin]] ([[User talk:CFredkin|talk]]) 07:24, 6 November 2015 (UTC)

:::::::::::::: Our role as encyclopedia editors absolutely includes assessing the reliability of sources. And this is a [[WP:BLP]], which means we need to hold the sourcing for content to the highest standards.[[User:CFredkin|CFredkin]] ([[User talk:CFredkin|talk]]) 07:24, 6 November 2015 (UTC)

:::::::::::::: The following factors argue strongly against the reliability of the source in this case:

:::::::::::::::# The source for this "unofficial" list is informal discussions between budget staff and legislative staff and legislators.

:::::::::::::::# This unofficial list is contradicted by the official list of budget requests (CIBR's).

:::::::::::::::# The unofficial list has never been published externally, but appears only to have even been mentioned and shown to a reporter offline during a campaign between Crist and Rubio. It implies that the staff are unwilling to stand behind it and have it be scrutinized. That doesn't enhance the reliability of the list. It detracts from it.

:::::::::::::::# The unofficial list is called an "unofficial" list in the article. Why would we publish information from an "unofficial" list in a BLP?[[User:CFredkin|CFredkin]] ([[User talk:CFredkin|talk]]) 07:24, 6 November 2015 (UTC)

::::::::::::::: First: Both the ''Herald'' and the ''Times'' [http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/elections/rubios-campaign-image-belies-history-of-250-million-in-pork-requests/1078548 both] [http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2010/03/marco-rubios-quarter-billion-dollars-of-earmarks.html published] the identical piece (as literally 30 seconds of research would reveal).

::::::::::::::: Second: There is '''''no question whatsoever''''' that the ''Herald'' and the ''Times'' are respected sources. All arguments to the contrary are strained at best. Also, reporters routinely report on non-public documents, including government documents, drafts, etc. and use information from [[confidential source]]s. That is absolutely typical, as a quick glance at any given day's ''Washington Post'' would reveal. Your approach seems would seemingly presume that reporters are credulous and don't do fact-checking. That is, happily, not the case. The whole point of journalism is that professional editors act as a filter.

::::::::::::::: If you want to submit to the [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard|reliable sources noticeboard]], go ahead. [[User:Neutrality|Neutrality]]^{[[User talk:Neutrality|talk]]} 07:41, 6 November 2015 (UTC)

:::::::::::::::: You're absolutely right... in fact we should just rely on bots to create and update Wikipedia articles based on published newspaper content. No judgement required.[[User:CFredkin|CFredkin]] ([[User talk:CFredkin|talk]]) 07:59, 6 November 2015 (UTC)

::::::::::::::::: The snide remark doesn't impress me. Nor does it further the conversation. I am done for the evening. Good night. --[[User:Neutrality|Neutrality]]^{[[User talk:Neutrality|talk]]} 08:11, 6 November 2015 (UTC)

:::::::::::::::::: Whereas your snide remarks above have really elevated the tone of the discussion....[[User:CFredkin|CFredkin]] ([[User talk:CFredkin|talk]]) 08:19, 6 November 2015 (UTC)

::::::::::::::::::: Life is too short for this. Let us find some actual way to break this impasse. [[User:Neutrality|Neutrality]]^{[[User talk:Neutrality|talk]]} 23:04, 6 November 2015 (UTC)

:::::::::::::::::::: I agree. In the spirit of getting past this issue, I'd like to propose the following text:

<blockquote>A ''Tampa Bay Times''/''Miami Herald'' analysis of a budget list maintained by Crist's Office of Policy & Budget from 2000 to 2008 indicated that Rubio helped push about $250 million in hometown spending for projects, some of which was co-sponsored with other representatives. The list was compiled by the governor's staff during the budget process based on conversations with legislators and their staffs and was not published publicly.[[User:CFredkin|CFredkin]] ([[User talk:CFredkin|talk]]) 23:35, 6 November 2015 (UTC)</blockquote>

::::::::::::::::::::: That is a start, but does not include some necessary information. I've posted my alternate proposal below. [[User:Neutrality|Neutrality]]^{[[User talk:Neutrality|talk]]} 06:26, 8 November 2015 (UTC)

My first impression is that the ''Times/Herald'' piece falls under the heading of "reliable source" and so their statements of fact are entitled to our respect. But I also think we ought to take into account other sources on the same subject, such as [http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2007-05-23/news/TURKEYS23_1_florida-taxwatch-turkeys-budget-items this one in the Orlando Sentinel], and perhaps others. I want to make sure we're not talking about a situation like "Rubio voted to fund highways that he himself has driven on". We need to be clear about why this was or was not such a situation. Here's a quote from the Sentinel piece: "'I didn't push any of them,' Rubio said Tuesday, when told of Miami-Dade's lengthy list. 'I quite frankly am not familiar with most of them.' He also noted that many of the earmarks criticized by TaxWatch are for health and social programs, or as Rubio put it, 'the kind of thing that legislators would get attacked on if we didn't fund them.'" Do any of these reports contradict what Rubio was saying here? It's not clear to me. I want to work on this some more later today, so we get it right.[[User:Anythingyouwant|Anythingyouwant]] ([[User talk:Anythingyouwant|talk]]) 08:36, 6 November 2015 (UTC)

: Generally speaking, I would be more comfortable using content based on information published publicly with stated critera by an independent organization, which I think would include [http://www.floridataxwatch.org/ResearchAreas/Turkeys/tabid/398/Page/2/Default.aspx TaxWatch]. However, my concern about the Orlando Sentinel article (& TaxWatch in general) is that, after looking at it more closely, TaxWatch doesn't actually link spending to legislators. It only links spending to counties that benefit from it. So we can use it to determine whether Rubio's county received funding, but not whether he was involved in securing the funding.[[User:CFredkin|CFredkin]] ([[User talk:CFredkin|talk]]) 20:14, 6 November 2015 (UTC) I believe this is indicated in the Orlando Sentinel article itself, as well as by documents [http://www.floridataxwatch.org/resources/pdf/2008TurkeysFinal.pdf published] by TaxWatch.

:Anythingyouwant: I would be OK with including the ''Times/Herald'' piece alongside the ''Orlando Sentinel'' (alongwide any limitations of the sources, as noted in the sources themselves). I generally think statistical/budget info that relies on government sources is preferable to reliance on third-party activist groups (such as TaxWatch), but I would not object to inclusion of both, if it would break the impasse. The whole thing, I think, can likely be dealt with in a few sentences. Do you have proposed language? [[User:Neutrality|Neutrality]]^{[[User talk:Neutrality|talk]]} 23:04, 6 November 2015 (UTC)

{{od}}I don't have proposed language quite yet,but I note that earmarks are currently covered as follows in the Wikipedia article:

{{cquote|As a state representative, Rubio initially made use of legislative earmarks (called "Community Budget Issue Requests" in Florida).[29] In 2001, Rubio requested $101.2 million for 72 projects, and in 2002, Rubio requested $43.6 million for 37 projects, a larger request than all but four members of the 120-member House.[29] After 2002, Rubio did not make other legislative earmarks.}}

So it looks like this is the material that we are trying to improve. I am fine with citing both of the newspaper articles in question, so that readers can easily get further info, but I'm unsure what material from those articles should be added to the current material, and what parts of the current material are unnecessary. I see that CFredkin has proposed the following language:

{{cquote|A Tampa Bay Times/Miami Herald analysis of a budget list maintained by Crist's Office of Policy & Budget from 2000 to 2008 indicated that Rubio helped push about $250 million in hometown spending for projects, some of which was co-sponsored with other representatives. The list was compiled by the governor's staff during the budget process based on conversations with legislators and their staffs and was not published publicly.}}

I have several problems with this. First, do we have any analysis available to us about which parts of the $250 million were bs, versus which parts were legitimate health and social programs? Also, the word "hometown" that CFredkin uses is rather vague. Does it refer just to [[West Miami]] where Rubio lived, or did it also include the hometowns of the co-sponsoring legislators? Or was the word "hometown" used loosely to encompass Rubio's entire county (Miami-Dade)? And was there some "homteown spending" that the reporters did not classify as a "turkey"? The whole matter is kind of puzzling to me, and I think we may need more sources to sort it out here at the talk page.[[User:Anythingyouwant|Anythingyouwant]] ([[User talk:Anythingyouwant|talk]]) 01:34, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

===Arbitrary break===

{{divbox|radius=10px|navy|Disputed Items

|1.The Tampa Bay Times/Miami Herald analysis<p>

2.The credit cards issue<p>

3.The foreclosure of the house in Tallahassee due to missed mortgage payments{{done}}<p>

4.The eminent domain legislation paragraphs}}

Okay, I suggest that we replace the paragraph on earmarks with the following:

{{cquote|As a state representative, Rubio requested <s>many</s> legislative earmarks (called "Community Budget Issue Requests" in Florida), totaling about $145 million for 2001 and 2002, but none thereafter.[1][2] Additionally, an office in the executive branch compiled a longer <s>"turkey list of"</s> '''list of unwanted''' spending requests by legislators,[3] as did the non-profit group Florida TaxWatch.[4] Many of those listed items were for health and social programs that Rubio has described as "the kind of thing that legislators would get attacked on if we didn't fund them."[4] A 2010 analysis by the ''Tampa Bay Times''/''Miami Herald'' asserts that some of Rubio’s spending requests dovetailed with his personal interests.[3] For example, Rubio requested a $20 million appropriation for Jackson Memorial Hospital to subsidize care for the poor and uninsured,[4] and Rubio later did work for that hospital as a consultant.[3] A spokesman for Rubio has said that the items in question helped the whole county, that Rubio did not lobby to get them approved, and that the hospital money was necessary and non-controversial.[3] Generally, Rubio embraced fiscal conservatism,[2] and his spokesman describes him as "a limited-government conservative ... not a no-government conservative".[3]}}

[1]Sharockman, Aaron. [http://www.politifact.com/florida/statements/2010/nov/16/steven-schale/marco-rubio-wasnt-always-against-earmarks-florida/ "Marco Rubio wasn't always against earmarks, Florida Democrat claims"], ''[[PolitiFact]]'' (November 16, 2010).<p>

[2]Roig-Franzia, Manuel. ''The Rise of Marco Rubio'', p. 106-107 (Simon & Schuster 2012).<p>

[3]Caputo, Marc. [http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/elections/rubios-campaign-image-belies-history-of-250-million-in-pork-requests/1078548 "Rubio's campaign image belies history of $250 million in pork requests"], ''Miami Herald'' (March 9, 2010).<p>

[4]Kennedy, John. [http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2007-05-23/news/TURKEYS23_1_florida-taxwatch-turkeys-budget-items "Governor could ax these turkeys"], ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]'' (May 23, 2007).<p>

[[User:Anythingyouwant|Anythingyouwant]] ([[User talk:Anythingyouwant|talk]]) 03:51, 8 November 2015 (UTC)

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I would support the following text (immediately following the current Community Budget Issue Requests text, which I would leave alone), with the appropriate citations:

{{cquote|The ''Tampa Bay Times''/''Miami Herald'' analysis of budget documents maintained by the Crist administration's Office of Policy and Budget from 2000 to 2008 indicated that Rubio helped push about $250 million in hometown spending for projects, most of which was co-sponsored with other representatives. The list was compiled annually by the governor's staff during the budget process to track local spending associated with individual lawmarkers. According to the ''Times''/''Herald'' analysis, "the budget items ... shed light on times when Rubio's public job as a legislator dovetailed with his private interests," including an appropriation for [[Miami-Dade County, Florida|Miami-Dade County]] sought by lobbyists who worked at Rubio's law firm, an item which "aided a friend's fight for a [[Florida Turnpike]] contract," and $21 million in appropriations for projects at [[Florida International University]], where Rubio taught as a part-time professor. Along with every other member of the Miami-Dade delegation, Rubio sponsored a $20 million special line item for [[Jackson Memorial Hospital]], which later hired Rubio as a paid consultant. A spokesman for Rubio described the spending for the hospital and university as necessary and non-controversial.}}

:This text is, I think, fair. It accurately attributes and quotes the "dovetailed" language to the ''Times''/''Herald'' (avoiding the use of our own voice), and hews closely to the sources. It notes that the hospital funding was co-sponsored by all Miami-Dade legislators, while also forthrightly acknowledging the convergence of interests. I avoid entirely any reference to "turkeys" - I think it takes too long to explain, it's pretty subjective, and doesn't really help the reader all that much.

:If it were me writing this article alone, I would note, as the ''Times''/''Herald'' does, that the teaching contract was $69,000 and that the hospital consulting contract was $8,000 month. But because I don't think you'd like that, my proposed language omits this in the interests of resolving the issue and moving forward. [[User:Neutrality|Neutrality]]^{[[User talk:Neutrality|talk]]} 06:26, 8 November 2015 (UTC)

Here's a version that blends elements of all 3 proposals:

{{cquote|As a state representative, Rubio requested legislative earmarks (called "Community Budget Issue Requests" in Florida), totaling about $145 million for 2001 and 2002, but none thereafter.[1][2] A Tampa Bay Times/Miami Herald analysis of a budget list maintained by Crist's Office of Policy & Budget from 2000 to 2008 indicated that Rubio helped push about $250 million in spending for projects in Miami-Dade County, some of which was co-sponsored with other representatives. The list was compiled by the governor's staff during the budget process based on conversations with legislators and their staffs and was not published publicly. The Tampa Bay Times/Miami Herald asserted that some of Rubio’s spending requests dovetailed with his personal interests.[3] For example, along with every other member of the Miami-Dade delegation, Rubio sponsored a $20 million special line item for Jackson Memorial Hospital, which later hired Rubio as a paid consultant. A spokesman for Rubio described the spending for the hospital and university as necessary and non-controversial.[3][4]}}

This proposal is based on the following:

* I've removed "many" from the first sentence as subjective and "turkey" from the second sentence as Neutrality suggested (and also because it's an informal name applied to list by the governor's staff).

* If we're going to mention the list by the governor's office, then I think we have to mention the implication for Rubio. However, I've added a reference to Miami-Dade County to address Anythingyouwant's concern regarding what "hometown" means.

* I've previously stated my own concerns about including any of the information from the list by the governor's office. If we are going to include it, then I think we need to include the context for how the list is prepared.

* I included the assertion by the TBT/MH that "Rubio's spending requests dovetailed with his personal interests". Personally, I have significant concerns about this because there's been no evidence that personal interests played a role in Rubio's spending requests (This [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Hillary_Clinton/Archive_25#Arbitrary_break same argument] has been used to block any reference to contributions to the Clinton Foundation by parties with business before the State Department when Hillary was Secretary of State in her bio.) However, since both Anythingyouwant and Neutrality included it in their proposals, I've included it in this one.

* I included the reference to the spending item for the hospital since it was the only spending item mentioned in both the TBT/MH and Orlando Sentinel articles.

This is a good faith proposal. As I've stated above, I'm making it despite my own concerns about some of the content it includes. However, I'm reserving the right to change my stance on the content if there's further debate about it.[[User:CFredkin|CFredkin]] ([[User talk:CFredkin|talk]]) 08:37, 8 November 2015 (UTC)

::The existing material on earmarks can easily be shortened, and doing so helps to avoid this whole financial stuff becoming excessively long. Keep in mind that both Politifact and Roig-Franzia put Rubio's pork requests at $145 million, and so that conflicts somewhat with Crist's list ($250 million) and with Florida-Taxwatch's list, so we have to phrase this carefully to not say or imply that Politifact and Roig-Franzia are wrong about it. I don't care whether the term "turkey list" is used, so I have struck it out in my draft above. As a chronological matter, the present earmark paragraph is in the section on his tenure as state legislator ''before'' he was speaker, because most of his earmarks were in 2001 and 2002, and the earmarks allegedly stopped thereafter according to Politifact and Roig-Franzia. But Crist was not governor until much later, and that's why I kept his name out of it. Moreover, Crist's list was not the only list, so I don't see why it deserves special attention. As CFredkin says, the money for the hospital is a good example because it was on ''both'' Crist's list and Florida Taxwatch's list, so we need to have a reference for the Orlando Sentinel. I also like giving one example only because it's more concise and allows us to give a bit more detail about that example, instead of giving a more superficial list. I have no objection to striking out the word "many" as subjective, so I've done it. I think it's important to end up the material by saying something about his general attitude toward spending (i.e. fiscally conservative), because otherwise this earmark material is undue weight and misses the big picture.[[User:Anythingyouwant|Anythingyouwant]] ([[User talk:Anythingyouwant|talk]]) 14:25, 8 November 2015 (UTC)

== Seriously? ==

{{tq|During his time as Speaker of the Florida House, Rubio shared a residence with another Florida State Representative, David Rivera, which the two men co-owned in Tallahassee. The house later fell into foreclosure. This issue was raised in June 2010, during Rubio's run for the US Senate, but was considered resolved according to Rubio's spokesman}}

Doh. Of course his spokesman will consider that resolved, but omitting the commentary about that issue as reported in reliable sources is not acceptable. - [[User:Cwobeel|<span style="color:#339966">Cwobeel</span>]] [[User_talk:Cwobeel|<span style="font-size:80%">(talk)</span>]] 17:42, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

:Personally I'm ok with removing the last sentence above and just including the bit about it later being sold.[[User:CFredkin|CFredkin]] ([[User talk:CFredkin|talk]]) 19:08, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

: That is not enough... The sentence does not give any context on why this is relevant to his bio, without the deleted material. This was the original:

{{talkquote|During his time as speaker of the Florida House, Rubio co-owned and shared a Tallahassee home with David Rivera, a fellow Republican Florida state representative and "old friend" of Rubio's.[42] (Rivera and Rubio, both "rising stars" in Tallahassee at the time, later briefly lived together in a rented home in Washington after they won seats in Congress.)[42] The home was purchased in March 2005 for $135,000; in 2010, during Rubio's run for the U.S. Senate, the property fell into foreclosure after five months of missed mortgage payments.[42][43] In June 2015, the troubled home was finally sold for $117,000, $8,000 less than the asking price and $18,000 less than the two men paid for ten years previously.[44][45]}}

- [[User:Cwobeel|<span style="color:#339966">Cwobeel</span>]] [[User_talk:Cwobeel|<span style="font-size:80%">(talk)</span>]] 19:19, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

:::There's now a POV tag atop the section on his tenure as state legislator. Could we please have a brief explanation here at the talk page precisely why the tag is there? Thanks.[[User:Anythingyouwant|Anythingyouwant]] ([[User talk:Anythingyouwant|talk]]) 19:34, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

:::: See section above. - [[User:Cwobeel|<span style="color:#339966">Cwobeel</span>]] [[User_talk:Cwobeel|<span style="font-size:80%">(talk)</span>]] 19:36, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

:::::The so-called "original" version re. the foreclosed house is kind of weird, because the quoted material is not really "original" (e.g. it omits the Kurtz quote that was there for many days, while including new material that IMO gives the matter undue weight).[[User:Anythingyouwant|Anythingyouwant]] ([[User talk:Anythingyouwant|talk]]) 19:38, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

:::::: I agree entirely with Cwobeel, above. The "considered it resolved" section is absurd. It manages, ridiculously, to be both obvious and vague. The improved version is far better, as I explain in the section above. [[User:Neutrality|Neutrality]]^{[[User talk:Neutrality|talk]]} 22:57, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

[[User:Cwobeel]],[[User:Anythingyouwant]]: Would you be comfortable with the following language based on existing sources?

{{cquote|During his time as Speaker of the Florida House, Rubio shared a residence with another Florida State Representative, David Rivera, which the two men co-owned in Tallahassee. The house fell into foreclosure in June 2010, during Rubio's run for the US Senate. At that point, Rubio assumed responsibility for the payments and the house was sold in June 2015.[[User:CFredkin|CFredkin]] ([[User talk:CFredkin|talk]]) 17:39, 7 November 2015 (UTC)}}

: OK, but it needs the addition of the undisputed fact that foreclosure happened after five months of missed mortgage payments. - [[User:Cwobeel|<span style="color:#339966">Cwobeel</span>]] [[User_talk:Cwobeel|<span style="font-size:80%">(talk)</span>]] 17:44, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

:: I'm ok with that.[[User:CFredkin|CFredkin]] ([[User talk:CFredkin|talk]]) 17:52, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

::: Great. [[WP:BOLD|Go ahead, then]]. - [[User:Cwobeel|<span style="color:#339966">Cwobeel</span>]] [[User_talk:Cwobeel|<span style="font-size:80%">(talk)</span>]] 17:56, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

==Reversion of garden variety edits==

I recently edited this article to incorporate an article in the ''[[National Journal]]'' about Rubio's career in Florida state politics.[http://www.nationaljournal.com/s/24397/what-kind-leader-is-marco-rubio-investigation] Cwobeel has undone some of those edits on what seem to me very unpersuasive grounds....

===Age===

Let's considered his first objection. His [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marco_Rubio&type=revision&diff=689292084&oldid=689291918 edit summary says]: "rm editorializing. This is not People's magazine". And here is his edit: "<strike>Barely out of law school and 26 years old,</strike> Rubio was elected to a seat as City Commissioner for [[West Miami]] in 1998, before moving on to the Florida House of Representatives in early 2000." Nothing could be more typical in a biographical article than to describe the age of the subject at various events in his life. The cited source says: "Barely out of law school, the 26-year-old was seeking a seat on the city commission." Please focus on major disagreements, and let's cut each other some slack. Thanks.[[User:Anythingyouwant|Anythingyouwant]] ([[User talk:Anythingyouwant|talk]]) 04:44, 6 November 2015 (UTC)

: {{tq|Barely out of law school and 26 years old,}} is editorializing. This is not an oped in a magazine. If you want to indicate that aspect without editorializing, use dates or number of years, such as "6 months after graduating" if it was six months, for example. Also, please avoid copyvios. - [[User:Cwobeel|<span style="color:#339966">Cwobeel</span>]] [[User_talk:Cwobeel|<span style="font-size:80%">(talk)</span>]] 16:10, 6 November 2015 (UTC)

::Your idea of editorializing seems incredibly broad when it comes to GOP candidates. I note that you haven't suggested what the editorial message was; perhaps "Rubio was an incredible political prodigy" or "Those moronic voters in Florida would vote for an infant". I have no idea what you think the editorial message was, but I can only assume you think it was a pro-Rubio message since that's what you usually say. I intend to change the language to "Recently graduated from law school and 26 years old...."[[User:Anythingyouwant|Anythingyouwant]] ([[User talk:Anythingyouwant|talk]]) 00:02, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

::: What was the time that elapsed between his graduation and his election to the city commissioner? Don't you think it would be more useful for our readers to know that than using editorial devices such as "barely out of law school" or "recently graduated". Stick to facts and avoid rhetorical devices better suited to op eds. - [[User:Cwobeel|<span style="color:#339966">Cwobeel</span>]] [[User_talk:Cwobeel|<span style="font-size:80%">(talk)</span>]] 00:15, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

::: These are the facts: law degree in 1996, seat as City Commissioner in 1998. Stick to facts, please. - [[User:Cwobeel|<span style="color:#339966">Cwobeel</span>]] [[User_talk:Cwobeel|<span style="font-size:80%">(talk)</span>]] 00:19, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

::::You didn't say which month, which kind of puzzles me since you seem to be insisting on great factual precision. Anyway, I have no problem whatsoever with saying "Two years out of law school and 26 years old....". I don't understand why you couldn't write that instead of simply deleting the whole statement. Not only does deleting conflict with [[WP:Preserve]], but it is also virtually guaranteed to get on the nerves of other editors like me, because it implies that you find the deleted words completely unacceptable.[[User:Anythingyouwant|Anythingyouwant]] ([[User talk:Anythingyouwant|talk]]) 00:47, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

::::: If that innocuous edit gets in your nerves, [[WP:WPDNNY|maybe take a break]]? - [[User:Cwobeel|<span style="color:#339966">Cwobeel</span>]] [[User_talk:Cwobeel|<span style="font-size:80%">(talk)</span>]] 00:57, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

::::::You go first. :-)[[User:Anythingyouwant|Anythingyouwant]] ([[User talk:Anythingyouwant|talk]]) 01:05, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

===Employer===

Next we have [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marco_Rubio&type=revision&diff=689292333&oldid=689292084 this edit] by Cwobeel: “Later, in 2004, he switched private sector jobs, moving to Broad and Cassel <strike>which is one of Florida’s leading law and lobbying firms</strike>, though state law prevented him from engaging in lobbying or introducing legislation on behalf of clients.” Now the sentence gives no clue whether his employer was a brothel or an underwater salvage firm. The [http://www.nationaljournal.com/s/24397/what-kind-leader-is-marco-rubio-investigation cited source says], “In June 2004, Broad and Cassel, one of Florida’s top law and lobbying firms, hired him….” Yes, Cwobeel added a wikilink to [[Broad and Cassel]], but we are not supposed to make readers chase links. Do I have to quote the policy? Why can’t we say that the entity that hired him is a law and lobbying firm?[[User:Anythingyouwant|Anythingyouwant]] ([[User talk:Anythingyouwant|talk]]) 04:56, 6 November 2015 (UTC)

: "One of Florida’s top law and lobbying firms" is an unattributed opinion. Best to avoid these, and allow readers to visit the article and found out more if they want. - [[User:Cwobeel|<span style="color:#339966">Cwobeel</span>]] [[User_talk:Cwobeel|<span style="font-size:80%">(talk)</span>]] 16:10, 6 November 2015 (UTC)

::Per [[Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Linking]], "Do not unnecessarily make a reader chase links: if a highly technical term can be simply explained with very few words, do so." The same principle applies here, and I intend to briefly describe his employer as what it was: a law and lobbying firm. I also don't think that this info is opinion. We need to steer clear of opinion as much as possible so we don't waste readers' time with stuff that is often wrong. I'm out and about right now, but hope to have further replies later. Cheer.[[User:Anythingyouwant|Anythingyouwant]] ([[User talk:Anythingyouwant|talk]]) 18:22, 6 November 2015 (UTC)

::: That is not a "highly technical term". You may use "Broad and Cassel, a Florida lobbying firm" if you want, and omit any superlatives or opinions. - [[User:Cwobeel|<span style="color:#339966">Cwobeel</span>]] [[User_talk:Cwobeel|<span style="font-size:80%">(talk)</span>]] 18:25, 6 November 2015 (UTC)

::::I will say "law and lobbying firm" which is the factual language that offended you to such an extent that you entirely struck it out of the Wikipedia article without even making any effort to rephrase or comply with [[WP:Preserve]].[[User:Anythingyouwant|Anythingyouwant]] ([[User talk:Anythingyouwant|talk]]) 00:04, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

::::: Easy, man. It is you that made the edit, not me. Take responsibility, fix it and move on. - [[User:Cwobeel|<span style="color:#339966">Cwobeel</span>]] [[User_talk:Cwobeel|<span style="font-size:80%">(talk)</span>]] 00:11, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

::::::There were two edits: me writing, and then you deleting. I take full reponsibility for the former.[[User:Anythingyouwant|Anythingyouwant]] ([[User talk:Anythingyouwant|talk]]) 00:26, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

::::::: And I for the latter. That is the way of the land. - [[User:Cwobeel|<span style="color:#339966">Cwobeel</span>]] [[User_talk:Cwobeel|<span style="font-size:80%">(talk)</span>]] 00:28, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

===Triviality of his presidential candidacy===

Here is [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marco_Rubio&type=revision&diff=689293363&oldid=689292760 another of Cwobeel’s edits], where Rubio’s presidential candidacy is removed from the lead paragraph. This is contrary to current common practice (see [[Hillary Clinton]], [[Ben Carson]], [[Donald Trump]], [[Bernie Sanders]], [[John Kasich]], et cetera, et cetera). Putting this in the lead paragraph is also required by [[WP:OPENPARAGRAPH]], which says we should include “The notable positions the person held, activities they took part in or roles they played”. And so the implication is now that Rubio’s presidential candidate is so trivial and insignificant as to be non-notable in the lead paragraph. Readers will interpret this as an insult by Wikipedia against Rubio,and quite reasonably so.[[User:Anythingyouwant|Anythingyouwant]] ([[User talk:Anythingyouwant|talk]]) 05:23, 6 November 2015 (UTC)

:This has nothing to do with trivializing anything; please AGF. The article's lede needs to respect chronology and not be slanted towards recent events. Most candidates articles include the statement about their candidacy at the end of the lede. See [[Carly Fiorina]], [[Rand Paul]], [[Chris Christie]], [[Lindsey Graham]], [[Ted Cruz]], [[George Pataki]] and others. Eight months for now, when many of these drop from the race, you would not have the mention of their candidacy in the lead sentence, would you? (See [[Rick Perry]] and [[Scott Walker]] as an example). See [[WP:RECENTISM]]. - [[User:Cwobeel|<span style="color:#339966">Cwobeel</span>]] [[User_talk:Cwobeel|<span style="font-size:80%">(talk)</span>]] 16:09, 6 November 2015 (UTC)

<s>Before I answer your questions,</s> Please help me understand why is that you consider your 50 or so consecutive edits in which you made substantial changes to be reasonable, while my three edits are not. - [[User:Cwobeel|<span style="color:#339966">Cwobeel</span>]] [[User_talk:Cwobeel|<span style="font-size:80%">(talk)</span>]] 14:40, 6 November 2015 (UTC)

:::This whole section is directed to helping you understand that.[[User:Anythingyouwant|Anythingyouwant]] ([[User talk:Anythingyouwant|talk]]) 00:06, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

:::: So you make 50+ edits and get so [[WP:OWN|mad]] about a few corrections to make this entire thread. Oh boy. - [[User:Cwobeel|<span style="color:#339966">Cwobeel</span>]] [[User_talk:Cwobeel|<span style="font-size:80%">(talk)</span>]] 00:12, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

:::::Well, if I agree with everything you say, then you will apparently like me better, but I don't care if you like me.[[User:Anythingyouwant|Anythingyouwant]] ([[User talk:Anythingyouwant|talk]]) 00:25, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

:::::: I don't give a hoot about liking you or not. We are here to write an encyclopedia. - [[User:Cwobeel|<span style="color:#339966">Cwobeel</span>]] [[User_talk:Cwobeel|<span style="font-size:80%">(talk)</span>]] 00:29, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

:::::::We are indeed, so let's not focus on how mad we are at each other.[[User:Anythingyouwant|Anythingyouwant]] ([[User talk:Anythingyouwant|talk]]) 00:48, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

===Comment in support of Anythingyouwant's observations here===

'''Strongly agree''' with [[User:Anythingyouwant|Anythingyouwant]]'s observations and points here, and it would appear that it might be advisable for [[User:Cwobeel|Cwobeel]] to '''take a brief respite''' from editing Wikipedia political articles. Cwobeel generally seems to contribute only minimal substantive material, mostly making very numerous edits that are reversions of others' good faith efforts and contributions, or to sanitize articles with what appears an obvious and noticeable bias, and frequently with what most would consider 'snarky' edit summaries (and not infrequently reverting Cwobeel's own edits, curiously enough --- I guess haste makes waste.) Cwobeel might also do well to revisit [[Wikipedia:NPOV]] policies, and study them again very carefully, as many of Cwobeel's edits and undo's look very much like, to even the most casual observer, heavily biased in favor of one particular candidate in the [[2016 presidential election]]. Even a cursory review of Cwobeel's contributions history bears that out. <small>( {{ping|Anythingyouwant}}cc )</small> --- [[User:Professor JR|Professor JR]] ([[User talk:Professor JR|talk]]) 12:02, 6 November 2015 (UTC)

: I make substantial contributions to many articles, check my userpage. This is Wikipedia, and we arrive at compromises by collaboratively editing articles. If you don't like that there is always [[Conservapedia]]. - [[User:Cwobeel|<span style="color:#339966">Cwobeel</span>]] [[User_talk:Cwobeel|<span style="font-size:80%">(talk)</span>]] 14:43, 6 November 2015 (UTC)

: Actually, you would be very surprised if you knew who is my favorite candidate. But in any case, we all have our biases and I could say the same about you. It is all OK, though. That is the Wikipedia way. - [[User:Cwobeel|<span style="color:#339966">Cwobeel</span>]] [[User_talk:Cwobeel|<span style="font-size:80%">(talk)</span>]] 15:19, 6 November 2015 (UTC)

: Professor JR: that's a meritless, totally unfounded attack on Cwobeel, who is very good content contributor to this project. [[User:Neutrality|Neutrality]]^{[[User talk:Neutrality|talk]]} 22:59, 6 November 2015 (UTC)

== Unattributted opinion ==

{{yo|Anythingyouwant }} What you are doing here again, is taking Michael Mishak's opinions and stating them as a facts. Not acceptable. All these are unattributed opinion stated as fact in Wikipedia's voice. See [[WP:ATTRIBUTEPOV]]. I had tagged these with {{tl|whom}}, but Professor JR has decided to revert these tags, for whatever reason and without addressing the issue.

* {{talkquote|That position had typically required a lot of arm-twisting, but Rubio took a different approach that relied more on persuading legislators and less on coercing them.}}.

* {{talkquote|Rubio also gained an extra advantage in that regard, because he was sworn in early due to the special election, and he would take advantage of these opportunities to join the GOP leadership.}} .

*{{talkquote|Yet, Rubio's style was very different from Bush's. Where Bush was a very assertive manager of affairs in Tallahassee, Rubio's style was to delegate certain powers, relinquish others, and invite former political rivals into his inner circle.}}.

- [[User:Cwobeel|<span style="color:#339966">Cwobeel</span>]] [[User_talk:Cwobeel|<span style="font-size:80%">(talk)</span>]] 15:13, 6 November 2015 (UTC)

Regarding the last example, your edit is a paraphrase of an opinion in Mishak's article, which says {{tq|Jeb Bush—who left of­fice in Janu­ary 2007, as Ru­bio was be­gin­ning his speak­er­ship—had taken a dom­in­eer­ing ap­proach to man­aging af­fairs in Tal­l­a­hassee. Ru­bio’s style of lead­ing turned out to be quite dif­fer­ent. In a sur­pris­ing de­par­ture from House pro­tocol, he gran­ted re­quests by Gel­ber (the Demo­crat­ic lead­er) to make his own ap­point­ments to com­mit­tees as well as to con­trol his caucus’s of­fices and park­ing spaces—the cudgels of le­gis­lat­ive power. }} Paraphrasing is a great device instead of using quotes, but when you paraphrase an opinion, you still ''have'' to attribute the opinion. Otherwise it reads as this was a fact, and in Wikipedia's voice to boot. - [[User:Cwobeel|<span style="color:#339966">Cwobeel</span>]] [[User_talk:Cwobeel|<span style="font-size:80%">(talk)</span>]] 16:17, 6 November 2015 (UTC)

::Cwobeel says that the three quoted statements in the Wikipedia article are unattributed opinion stated as fact in Wikipedia's voice. But Cwobeel, in all three of those instances you have conveniently omitted footnote "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Rubio#cite_note-Mishak-16 16]" which should appear at the end of every one of those three excerpts. Footnote 16 is designated as a news report, not an opinion piece, and the news report is amply supported by many examples that the reporter offers to prove each one of those three statements. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnFnWWAnlkw Here is a helpful video] that offers an explanation of how facts differ from opinions, the main difference being that opinion is not proven. Therefore, if you would like to argue that this news report fails to prove any of the three statements above, then you might have a point, but you haven’t even tried to do that with regard to the first two examples you gave. With regard to the last example you gave, my edit is not merely a paraphrase of the material you suggest. It is also supported by a great deal of other material in the cited source; would you like me to quote it all here?[[User:Anythingyouwant|Anythingyouwant]] ([[User talk:Anythingyouwant|talk]]) 00:21, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

::: The text in its current state it is not acceptable. You are using the opinions of Michael Mishak without even a single attribution and in Wikipedia's voice. Please take a minute to review [[WP:ATTRIBUTEPOV]] - [[User:Cwobeel|<span style="color:#339966">Cwobeel</span>]] [[User_talk:Cwobeel|<span style="font-size:80%">(talk)</span>]] 00:26, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

::: Please also note that your text as presented above fails [[WP:BLP]], which advises us write conservatively and dispassionately. The material as written may be great for an op ed or a blog post, but not for an encyclopedic article about Rubio. Stick to the facts, and if you use opinions, then attribute them. It is not that difficult, really. - [[User:Cwobeel|<span style="color:#339966">Cwobeel</span>]] [[User_talk:Cwobeel|<span style="font-size:80%">(talk)</span>]] 00:36, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

::::Okay Cwobeel, I'm glad to pursue this conversation as long and as thoroughly as you would like. Why don't you pick one of the three statements that you think is the most obviously opinion, and then I will try to prove to you that the statement is amply proven by facts described in the news report, okay?[[User:Anythingyouwant|Anythingyouwant]] ([[User talk:Anythingyouwant|talk]]) 00:50, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

::::: The [[WP:BURDEN]] is on you, not me, as you are the one that wants to keep the material. - [[User:Cwobeel|<span style="color:#339966">Cwobeel</span>]] [[User_talk:Cwobeel|<span style="font-size:80%">(talk)</span>]] 01:06, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

::::::Yes, and I have to start somewhere, and would like to start with the stuff that you think is most egregious. So please say 1, 2, or 3.[[User:Anythingyouwant|Anythingyouwant]] ([[User talk:Anythingyouwant|talk]]) 01:37, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

::::::: I don't really mind in which order. Just take care of it. - [[User:Cwobeel|<span style="color:#339966">Cwobeel</span>]] [[User_talk:Cwobeel|<span style="font-size:80%">(talk)</span>]] 01:45, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

::::::::I mind which order, and the order I prefer is the one that starts with your biggest objection. You're saying you don't have any biggest objection?[[User:Anythingyouwant|Anythingyouwant]] ([[User talk:Anythingyouwant|talk]]) 04:56, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

:::::::::Alright, since there's been no response here, I have attached extensive notes to each of those three statements. I don't think those three notes are very necessary, since anyone could simply read the news report in ''National Journal'' to confirm these three items. But the notes clearly show that these are factual matters, uncontradicted by the interviews and historical analysis performed by this journalist for ''National Journal''. Moreover, these three items in the text of this article do not seem particuarly controversial or jarring in any way, and that's another reason why I think the notes are not very necessary. But there they are for the skeptic who wants to read them.[[User:Anythingyouwant|Anythingyouwant]] ([[User talk:Anythingyouwant|talk]]) 06:35, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

{{od}} That does not address the concerns expressed. Adding notes solves nothing, as these remain in the text as unattributed opinions stated as fact in Wikipedia's voice. - [[User:Cwobeel|<span style="color:#339966">Cwobeel</span>]] [[User_talk:Cwobeel|<span style="font-size:80%">(talk)</span>]] 16:05, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

::I'm really not at all surprised by this response of yours Cwobeel, but the statements are run-of-the-mill factual information that is contradicted by no one and fully proved in the news report. See also [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnFnWWAnlkw this]. Before you go slapping more templates on the article, how about if we see what other editors think?[[User:Anythingyouwant|Anythingyouwant]] ([[User talk:Anythingyouwant|talk]]) 16:10, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

::: Sure. There is no deadline. - [[User:Cwobeel|<span style="color:#339966">Cwobeel</span>]] [[User_talk:Cwobeel|<span style="font-size:80%">(talk)</span>]] 16:11, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

::: BTW, anyone reading these three paragraphs can see that these are assessments or opinions and not facts. I fail to understand how you think otherwise.- [[User:Cwobeel|<span style="color:#339966">Cwobeel</span>]] [[User_talk:Cwobeel|<span style="font-size:80%">(talk)</span>]] 16:17, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

::::I do not think otherwise. They are journalistic assessments of facts. According to [[Wikipedia:Citing_sources#In-text_attribution]], "in-text attribution can mislead". For example, if we wrote "According to The New York Times, the sun will set in the west this evening" then that would be highly misleading. The same is true here. Moreover, per [[Wikipedia:Citing_sources#In-text_attribution]], "It is best not to clutter articles with information best left to the references." As far as I know, none of the material that you are objecting to here has been contradicted by anyone, and it has been proved in great detail by a reliable news source. Just like your deletions of Rubio's age, and of the type of employer he had, I think this discussion now is very unnecessary, and distracts us from addressing more important issues, such as earmarks and the rest.[[User:Anythingyouwant|Anythingyouwant]] ([[User talk:Anythingyouwant|talk]]) 16:35, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

::::: Spare me the patronizing. Don't you see the difference between a fact/assertion such as "the sun will set in the west this evening", with an opinion/assessment such as " Rubio took a different approach that relied more on persuading legislators and less on coercing them"? Really? I beg to differ, as it is perfectly obvious that the latter is an opinion. - [[User:Cwobeel|<span style="color:#339966">Cwobeel</span>]] [[User_talk:Cwobeel|<span style="font-size:80%">(talk)</span>]] 16:46, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

::::::It is obvious that the sun will set in the west, but I do not believe that every less-obvious fact warrants inline attribution. Moreover, the statement that the sun sets in the west is basically [[fortune-telling]], since no one knows with absolute 100% certainty what will happen in the future, and moreover it is blatantly incorrect with respect to sunsets that occur on other planets.[[User:Anythingyouwant|Anythingyouwant]] ([[User talk:Anythingyouwant|talk]]) 17:00, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

==Gross bias and distortion in this article regarding salaries of previous speakers==

A cited ''Washington Post'' article says this:[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/how-marco-rubio-turned-political-star-power-into-a-soaring-personal-income/2015/06/29/8cdae1aa-13a8-11e5-9ddc-e3353542100c_story.html]

{{cquote|His outside pay grew proportionally more than any of the nine other Florida House speakers who served between 1997 and 2014, the documents show. Many already earned six-figure incomes as they began climbing the leadership ladder.}}

In other words, Rubio's salary multiplied more, because he started off with less.

I clarified this point in the Wikipedia articicle [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marco_Rubio&type=revision&diff=689443413&oldid=689443099 here]. But [[User:Cwobeel]] rejects this correction, and specifically tries to distort the Wikipedia article.[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marco_Rubio&diff=next&oldid=689498006] I emphatically object to such blatant distortion of a reliable news source.[[User:Anythingyouwant|Anythingyouwant]] ([[User talk:Anythingyouwant|talk]]) 16:56, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

: Easily fixed. You could have done it yourself. - [[User:Cwobeel|<span style="color:#339966">Cwobeel</span>]] [[User_talk:Cwobeel|<span style="font-size:80%">(talk)</span>]] 17:02, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

::I did fix it, and you specifically reverted as indicated in [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marco_Rubio&diff=next&oldid=689498006 the diff I already gave just now].[[User:Anythingyouwant|Anythingyouwant]] ([[User talk:Anythingyouwant|talk]]) 17:04, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

::: It seems my edit was not saved. But another editor has taken care of it already. - [[User:Cwobeel|<span style="color:#339966">Cwobeel</span>]] [[User_talk:Cwobeel|<span style="font-size:80%">(talk)</span>]] 17:18, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

== RFC: Should this material be left in the article without attribution? ==

{{rfc|pol|bio|rfcid=86F9CAE}}

The material is sourced to Michael Mishak's article In the ''National Journal;'': ''[http://www.nationaljournal.com/s/24397/what-kind-leader-is-marco-rubio-investigation What Kind of Leader Is Marco Rubio? An Investigation]''

# {{talkquote|That position had typically required a lot of arm-twisting, but Rubio took a different approach that relied more on persuading legislators and less on coercing them.}}.

# {{talkquote|Rubio also gained an extra advantage in that regard, because he was sworn in early due to the special election, and he would take advantage of these opportunities to join the GOP leadership.}} .

#{{talkquote|Yet, Rubio's style was very different from Bush's. Where Bush was a very assertive manager of affairs in Tallahassee, Rubio's style was to delegate certain powers, relinquish others, and invite former political rivals into his inner circle.}}.

Should this material be left in the article '''without''' attribution in Wikipedia's voice?

=== Comments ===

* '''Yes'''. This RFC is '''''malformed''''' for two reasons. First, the person who started this RFC omitted the very extensive notes at the end of each sentence that provide full attribution and support, and also omitted even footnote numbers that point to that attribution. Second, the RFC question wrongly says that there is presently no attribution, whereas there is plenty of attribution, just not inline. I objected to omission of the notes previously at this talk page, so it seems very deliberate now. The material in question is uncontradicted fact from a reliable news source, not opinion at all.[[User:Anythingyouwant|Anythingyouwant]] ([[User talk:Anythingyouwant|talk]]) 17:06, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

* '''No''' - [[WP:ATTRIBUTEPOV|Opinions needs to be attributed,]] in particular when the opinions make assessments of leadership style, intent, or other such value judgements of a living person. Footnotes may be a good addition, but are not a replacement for [[WP:INTEXT|in-text attribution]]. Michael Mishak's opinions of Bush and Rubio, may be notable for inclusion, but attribution is a requirement in this case. - [[User:Cwobeel|<span style="color:#339966">Cwobeel</span>]] [[User_talk:Cwobeel|<span style="font-size:80%">(talk)</span>]] 17:04, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

*'''No''' Even though they're not particularly controversial, they are one man's opinion of how he sees things. It's not the same as fact. Since this is a BLP, it is preferable to simply attribute it! [[User:Wikimandia|<font color="#0066cc">—'''''Мандичка'''''</font>]]^{[[User talk:Wikimandia|<font color="#6600cc">'''''YO'''''</font>]]} 😜 04:49, 8 November 2015 (UTC)

::I think you maybe meant to vote "no"? I prefer "yes" but whatever....[[User:Anythingyouwant|Anythingyouwant]] ([[User talk:Anythingyouwant|talk]]) 04:54, 8 November 2015 (UTC)

:::Thanks, fixed it. [[User:Wikimandia|<font color="#0066cc">—'''''Мандичка'''''</font>]]^{[[User talk:Wikimandia|<font color="#6600cc">'''''YO'''''</font>]]} 😜 05:16, 8 November 2015 (UTC)

*'''No''' - Unless these are widely held views, they need to be attributed. Lengthy footnotes are not quite the same as in-text attribution, but the larger concern in this case is that they contravene [[WP:STRUCTURE]].- [[user: MrX|Mr]][[user talk:MrX|X]] 15:16, 8 November 2015 (UTC)

::Please elaborate somewhere why you think [[WP:STRUCTURE]] is relevant. There is no controversial information here, and no contradictory claims that are contrary to each other. It's absurd to clutter up the article with tons of inline attribution for mundane factual information that is sourced to reliable news reports.[[User:Anythingyouwant|Anythingyouwant]] ([[User talk:Anythingyouwant|talk]]) 16:14, 8 November 2015 (UTC)

* No - Same reasoning as what the above users have already stated. Since the opinion of the article is not widely held, it needs to be attributed in order to make sure it is not [[WP:UNDUE]]. Opinions are not the same as facts. Cheers, [[User:Comatmebro|<font color="green"><b>Comatmebro</b></font>]] [[User talk:Comatmebro]] 17:10, 8 November 2015 (UTC)

=== Threaded discussion ===

* The notes accompanying these three items are as follows, and they make clear that the information in the news report is a factual journalistic assessment from a reliable news source:

{{cquote|[1]According to Mishak's report in the National Journal, the job of majority whip "typically requires sharp elbows and arm-twisting. But Rubio took a different approach." Mishak’s conclusion about Rubio’s interactions with fellow Republican legislators is supported by recollections of Rubio’s fellow Republicans, including Dudley Goodlette who described Rubio as a “friendly enforcer”, and Nelson Diaz who said “Marco always used honey rather than vinegar….He could convince you on a policy basis.… It wasn’t your typical you-have-to-fall-in-line kind of threat.” Rubio’s emphasis on persuading fellow Republicans as majority whip is also supported by recollections of Lindsay Harrington (when Rubio spoke “it was a rallying call on an issue”). None of the sources quoted by Mishak contend that Rubio was as coercive toward fellow Republican legislators, as previous majority whips.[[http://www.nationaljournal.com/s/24397/what-kind-leader-is-marco-rubio-investigation 17]]}}<p>

{{cquote|[2] According to a report by Michael Mishak in the ''National Journal'', there existed in the year 2000 "a strong set of incentives for freshmen to move quickly upon arriving in the House. Which was exactly what Rubio did. Because he had won a special election—about 10 months before the regular elections—he was already in office when other future members of his freshman class were still running.” Mishak’s conclusion about Rubio using his early arrival to join the GOP leadership is supported, for example, by recollections of Republican House candidate Jeff Kottkamp who Mishak quotes as saying that, “He had a little bit of a head start….I didn’t know it at the time, but that’s what he was doing.” No one whom Mishak quotes undermines or contradicts this assertion by Kottkamp.[[http://www.nationaljournal.com/s/24397/what-kind-leader-is-marco-rubio-investigation 17]]}}<p>

{{cquote|[3]According to Mishak’s report in the National Journal, Jeb Bush “had taken a domineering approach to managing affairs in Tallahassee. Rubio’s style of leading turned out to be quite different.” Mishak supports the latter conclusion by citing Rubio’s decision to give Democratic leader Dan Gelber various new prerogatives (i.e. control over offices and parking spaces, making appointments to committees, and a right to voice opposition). As to Rubio inviting former rivals into his inner circle, Mishak writes that Rubio, “recruited several of his former challengers into his inner circle .... later, he would arrange for historian Doris Kearns Goodwin to speak to the GOP caucus about her book Team of Rivals.” As to Rubio delegating power, Mishak writes that, “the new speaker’s general style [was] a tendency to delegate many of the toughest parts of politics.” Again, this is supported by various quotations by Mishak, and none of them undermine or contradict that Rubio’s style was to delegate certain powers, relinquish others, and invite former political rivals into his inner circle.[[http://www.nationaljournal.com/s/24397/what-kind-leader-is-marco-rubio-investigation 17]]}}<p>

According to [[Wikipedia:Citing_sources#In-text_attribution]], "in-text attribution can mislead". For example, if we wrote "According to The New York Times, the sun will set in the west this evening" then that would be highly misleading. The same is true here. Moreover, per [[Wikipedia:Citing_sources#In-text_attribution]], "It is best not to clutter articles with information best left to the references." As far as I know, none of the material that Cwobeel is objecting to here has been contradicted by anyone, and it has been proved in great detail by a reliable news source.[[User:Anythingyouwant|Anythingyouwant]] ([[User talk:Anythingyouwant|talk]]) 17:28, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

: Case in point. The footnotes use attribution, but not the article's text. Readers need to have at-a-glance the understanding that the opinion is attributed to Mishak. This is NPOV 101. - [[User:Cwobeel|<span style="color:#339966">Cwobeel</span>]] [[User_talk:Cwobeel|<span style="font-size:80%">(talk)</span>]] 17:38, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

::The statements are not the least bit controversial, and you have not pointed to anyone who disagrees with them. They are totally factual, and are proven factual by the cited source.[[User:Anythingyouwant|Anythingyouwant]] ([[User talk:Anythingyouwant|talk]]) 18:29, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

::: You don't get it. I don't have to disprove anything whatsoever. What this RFC is about relates to the presentation of an opinion as if it was a fact and in Wikipedia's voice. Be patient and let editors come and weigh in. - [[User:Cwobeel|<span style="color:#339966">Cwobeel</span>]] [[User_talk:Cwobeel|<span style="font-size:80%">(talk)</span>]] 22:10, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

::::I said above, "Before you go slapping more templates on the article, how about if we see what other editors think?" But you were too impatient.[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marco_Rubio&type=revision&diff=689499486&oldid=689498309] I've got lots of patience. I don't think it's appropriate to slap a template on the article every time you have a disagreement that hasn't yet been resolved your way.[[User:Anythingyouwant|Anythingyouwant]] ([[User talk:Anythingyouwant|talk]]) 23:17, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

'''NOTE''': This RFC poses the question, "Should this material be left in the article without attribution in Wikipedia's voice?" However, the material presently is in the article with tons of attribution, just not inline attribution. Therefore, the RFC is malformed, and the quoted sentences also misleadingly omit any hint that there are footnotes, and so this RFC will resolve nothing.[[User:Anythingyouwant|Anythingyouwant]] ([[User talk:Anythingyouwant|talk]]) 15:02, 8 November 2015 (UTC)

: No need to '''shout'''. The RFC is very clear in its presentation, please respect [[WP:DR]] and let the RFC run its course. - [[User:Cwobeel|<span style="color:#339966">Cwobeel</span>]] [[User_talk:Cwobeel|<span style="font-size:80%">(talk)</span>]] 15:38, 8 November 2015 (UTC)

::It is deliberately misleading, and [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AAdministrators%27_noticeboard%2FRequests_for_closure&type=revision&diff=689662726&oldid=689549771 I have requested] that the RFC be cancelled.[[User:Anythingyouwant|Anythingyouwant]] ([[User talk:Anythingyouwant|talk]]) 17:38, 8 November 2015 (UTC)

==Salary==

Apparently, Rubio made about $300,000 per year in the private sector law firm while speaker, in addition to $29,000 as his salary for being a legislator. I'm not aware that these numbers were unusual. My question is, how do other comparable BLPs handle this? Do we provide such salary info for other political figures or candidates?[[User:Anythingyouwant|Anythingyouwant]] ([[User talk:Anythingyouwant|talk]]) 14:37, 8 November 2015 (UTC)

: Of course we do. See for example [[Carly Fiorina]], [[Jeb Bush]] and others. - [[User:Cwobeel|<span style="color:#339966">Cwobeel</span>]] [[User_talk:Cwobeel|<span style="font-size:80%">(talk)</span>]] 15:40, 8 November 2015 (UTC)

::How about Democrats? Do we say how much Hillary Clinton made as Secretary of State, or how much Bernie Sanders makes as a U.S. Senator?[[User:Anythingyouwant|Anythingyouwant]] ([[User talk:Anythingyouwant|talk]]) 17:27, 8 November 2015 (UTC)