Much like Newsweek, Time magazine will from time to time (get it?) publish a thought-provoking or controversial cover.

This week, it chose Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) as its subject:

And perhaps a little embarrassed by the slightly over-the-top rhetoric, Sen. Rubio responded to the cover with this tweet:

There is only one savior, and it is not me. #Jesus

— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) February 7, 2013

Well how about that?

UPDATE -- Time magazine responds:

@marcorubio Point taken, but we just said you're the 'Republican savior.'

— TIME.com (@TIME) February 7, 2013

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