Borowitz writes: "Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said on Thursday that he would do everything in his power to block the twenty-first century."
Senator Marco Rubio. (photo: unknown)
19 December 14
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The article below is satire. Andy Borowitz is an American comedian and New York Times-bestselling author who satirizes the news for his column, "The Borowitz Report." 
eizing upon an issue that could become the cornerstone of a possible 2016 Presidential campaign, Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said on Thursday that he would do everything in his power to block the twenty-first century.
�A lot of folks in Washington believe that the twenty-first century is a forgone conclusion, and that there�s nothing we can do about it,� Rubio said. �I say, �Not on my watch.� �
Explaining his strategy, Rubio said that he and fellow Republicans were exploring ways to stop funding any items in the federal budget that pertain to the current century. �We cannot stop time, perhaps, but we can defund it,� he said.
In a blistering attack, he laid blame for the twenty-first century squarely on the shoulders of someone he accused of �using every trick in the book to make it happen�: President Obama.
�Much like Obamacare, the twenty-first century is something that the American people never asked for and do not want,� Rubio said.
