Even aside from winning an election, it’s been a busy week for Senator-elect Marco Rubio.

  • Rubio is in Israel. From his spokesman: “Senator-elect Rubio and his wife Jeanette will be making a private and personal visit to the Holy Land next week. There will be no official meetings or media interviews, and specific details of the trip will be kept private. Senator-elect Rubio is also working with pro-Israel supporters to make an official trip back to Israel early next year after he is sworn into office.”
  • Details are scarce, but the Miami Herald reports that Rubio is meeting a billionaire backer in Israel.
  • The New York Times profiled Rubio following his victory: “The right finally had an action hero: young, dynamic, serious about policy, with a biography ready-made for inspiration.”
  • Meanwhile, the St. Petersburg Times writes that Rubio threaded the tea-party needle: “If the tea party is expecting Rubio to plant its yellow ‘Don’t Tread on Me’ flag in the hallowed Senate chamber, it’s in for a letdown.”
  • Rubio gave the weekly Republican address on Saturday:
  • And the Senator-elect has released a web video to thank his supporters: