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Florida Sen. Marco Rubio (R) is using two MSNBC hosts’ impassioned reaction to his August 24th speech — during which he shared his view that social programs have “weakened” Americans — to drum up additional money for his PAC, “Reclaim America.” After the speech, MSNBC’s Ed Schultz called the Senator a “hack” and dismissed his views as “flat-out psycho talk.” His colleague Rachel Maddow pointed out that one social program, Medicare, had formerly benefited Rubio’s own father. So, can that criticism translate into donations for Rubio’s PAC? The group certainly hopes so!

Micheline Maynard — “Micki” to her friends and Twitter followers — is the Detroit-based senior business correspondent for the New York Times covering autos and aviation, and the author of the just-released The Selling of the American Economy: How Foreign Companies are Remaking the American Dream. If you’re wondering if it’s a good book, consider [...]