No, I'm fine. Really.

Ha ha ha ha ha ha—oh sweet Jeebus, make it stop.

Two months after he quit the presidential race, as he heads into the twilight of his single term in the chamber, the Florida senator is showing signs that the job that once deeply frustrated him isn't so bad, after all. Bashed on the campaign trail as a vote-skipping truant, Rubio has become a constant, active presence in the chamber — leaning on fellow Republicans to cough up money to combat the Zika virus and strong-arming the White House in a foreign-policy deal in the past few weeks alone.

Yes, that's right. After getting his behind handed to him in the Republican presidential race, the ambitious political youngster says that maybe being a sitting United States Senator isn't so bad after all. Golly, a fellow could get used to this. Especially a fellow who has no other options available, if he's going to keep himself in the political limelight for long enough to gestate his next presidential run into existence.

Today, Rubio says he is “150 percent” committed to being a senator and, by all appearances, having a great time. So much for the idea that Rubio “hates” his day job, as one alleged friend anonymously described the senator's attitude last year.

Unfortunately for Marco, however, he thought highly enough of his own presidential bid to forgo running for re-election as a senator this year. He still has time to change his mind about that, though he's insisting he won't.

So there is your ambitious would-be Republican savior news story of the day: Failed Republican contender makes sure the press knows he likes his day job after all, and wishes he had more opportunity to help America "get stuff done."