Sen. Marco Rubio takes a sip of water during his...

Sen. Marco Rubio takes a sip of water during his Republican response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address. (Feb. 12, 2013) Credit: AP

It's Marco Rubio's swig of water -- not his policy ideas -- that many people will remember from his GOP response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday night.

It wasn't so much that he took a drink, but more of how he did it: Rubio awkwardly crouched down and moved to his left, trying not to break eye contact with the camera. Click here to watch video of the sip heard 'round the world.

But perhaps my favorite part of Rubio's water-break fallout was his response on Twitter, which erupted in jokes after the sip: the senator included a few hashtags and a cellphone photo of the now-notorious miniature Poland Springs bottle. There's a lot to be said for a humble, good-natured response to a gaffe.

On ABC's “Good Morning America” Wednesday morning, Rubio explained: “I needed water. What are you going to do? God has a funny way of reminding us we're human.”

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