Did the New York Times Just Make Marco Rubio a Lot More Relatable?

Just a week after the New York Times outed Marco Rubio and his wife as having racked up 17 traffic tickets over 18 years—a number that, for Miami, frankly seems low—the paper published another reminder on Tuesday that Marco Rubio is not a scion of a political dynasty. In a piece titled “Struggles With Finances Track Marco Rubio’s Career,” the Times details how Rubio has, sometimes, had difficulty getting his finances in order.

Now, on one hand, this is somewhat relevant information. He is running for president, after all, and if he’s going to tell us what his favorite three rap songs are (“Straight Outta Compton” by N.W.A., “Killuminati” by Tupac Shakur, and “Lose Yourself” by Eminem), certainly his checkbook wouldn’t seem off the table. More information never hurt anybody. On the other, though: The article is not particularly instructive on how a President Rubio would run the country’s finances. Have you seen our national debt? Rubio could invest his entire fortune in laserdisc futures and still have a sounder budget than the country does.