Florida paper calls on Rubio to resign over missed votes

Florida's Sun-Sentinel, which endorsed Republican Marco Rubio's 2010 Senate bid, is calling on him to resign his Senate seat over his poor attendance record in Congress.

Rubio, who is not seeking a second term, has racked up absences in the Senate as he runs for the Republican presidential nomination. As our colleague Ledyard King noted recently, Rubio has worst absentee record in the Senate, missing nearly 30% of votes cast through Sept. 9.

In an editorial posted Tuesday, the paper's editorial board wrote: "You are paid $174,000 per year to represent us, to fight for us, to solve our problems ... You are ripping us off, senator."

Rubio aides had no comment on the editorial Wednesday but have argued that he's not shirking his duties and returns to the Senate when his vote on an issue would be decisive.