A titillating idea, though one offered in jest. Conservative Republican senatorial candidate Marco Rubio of Florida engaged in a rather dark moment of humor on CNBC this week while being interviewed on the subject of high unemployment and what to do about it. (Video and recap available at TrogloPundit.)

Well the problem is the people in Washington don’t understand what’s causing it. They think that Presidents and Senators are job creators and they’re not. The job creators are people who have access to money, whether it’s their own or borrowed, who use that money to open up a new business or expand an existing one. And they’re not doing that right now because of the tax chaos and all the regulatory chaos and all of this uncertainty created in Washington DC. Perhaps the most stimulative thing they can do right now is take a two year recess or something.

This, of course, has the usual list of suspects up in arms and hyperventilating, but it’s pretty clear that Rubio is simply expressing disgust with the current policy trends on the Hill and having some fun with the interviewer. Of course, even if he had been serious it would be a fairly intriguing strategy, wouldn’t it? I can just see the television advertisements now:

“Hi. I’m Marco Rubio, candidate for U.S. Senate. If elected, I promise you that the first thing I will do is move to take two years off with full pay and benefits. This, I’m sure, is a plan that all good Americans can get behind.”

Given the way things have been going in Congress for the last year or so, I will admit that it’s tempting to just pay them all to go home for a while. Sadly, what the idea carries in appeal is offset by what it lacks in practicality. The real answer, as usual, is to either get these people focused on what’s really important and developing practical, workable solutions to the country’s woes, or bring in a new crop who can do better.

Best of luck to Marco Rubio. I think it’s still far too early to say whether he will grab the nomination from Charlie Crist this year, but it’s nice to know that he’s already promised to support the eventual primary winner no matter which one takes it. There’s nothing wrong with a good, spirited primary fight in either party, providing the loser doesn’t decide to burn down the village in an effort to save it.