Maureen Dowd: Rubio 'needed some swagger

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said today that he "needed water" while delivering his response to President Obama's State of the Union Address.

New York Times liberal columnist Maureen Dowd says what he needed was "swagger":

The ubiquitous 41-year-old — who’s on the cover of Time as “The Republican Savior” — looked as if he needed some saving himself Tuesday night as he delivered the party’s response to the State of the Union address in English (and Spanish). He seemed parched, shaky and sweaty, rubbing his face and at one point lunging off-camera to grab a bottle of water. He needed some of the swagger reflected on the Spotify playlist he recently released ...