Tag: Rand Paul

In response to This is Exciting: I share your feeling about the energy surrounding Rand Paul’s filibuster, Ace.  Not to be a wet blanket, but I also remember how that Tea Party energy faded by 2012.  It’s not gone completely

In response to It’s On: Who Blinks, Rand Paul or Barack Obama?: I agree with you, John–Paul’s filibuster was brilliant, and shows that the GOP does have power, even in the minority, if it has the courage to wield it.

Senator Rand Paul has drawn a line in the sand with his filibuster. He will stop if and when Barack Obama or Eric Holder clarify the White House drone policy regarding regarding the targeting of American citizens on American soil. The

The reason Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid interrupted when he did was likely in the hopes of stealing some of Rand Paul’s thunder in tonight’s Nightly News broadcasts. That little bit of tension, he hopes, will be what the networks

In response to Marco Rubio to Filibuster Brennan: I have the same feeling of receding cynicism I did when the Tea Party first exploded on to the scene and began doing things that just weren’t done in America anymore —

In response to Democrat Senator: I’m Joining Rand Paul’s Filibuster: Well, maybe not. But I’m told Ron Wyden mentioned the concept of Outlawry in his own filibuster speech, noting that anyone deemed Outlaw by the state has at least the

This thing is starting to catch on: Heading to the floor to speak on Congressional oversight of executive branch & rules for targeted killings. Watch: c-span.org/Live-Video/C-S… — Ron Wyden (@RonWyden) March 6, 2013

Rand Paul is a uniter, not a divider: Rand Paul! Rand Paul! Rand Paul! #filiblizzard — CODEPINK (@codepink) March 6, 2013  

***UPDATE: Kansas Senator Jerry Moran just jumped in. Thus far this has been a brilliant filibuster: Measured, respectful, thoughtful. Senator Rand Paul is not only exposing President Obama’s breathtaking hypocrisy on the issue of drones, he’s also giving a Master

After three-hours and ten minutes of Kentucky senator Rand Paul employing a good old-fashioned talking filibuster, Utah senator Mike Lee has stepped in to relieve his Republican colleague. Currently, both men are holding a discussion on the Obama Administration’s drone

— #RandPaul is asking a legit question of Holder.Why so hard for them to just give straight answer?Almost like they feel it is beneath them. — Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) March 6, 2013 — why is it so hard for POTUS

True to form, Politico and MSNBC once again became one just a few minutes ago. Here’s Politico’s national political reporter, James Hohmann, explaining Sen. Rand Paul’s filibuster motivations on MSNBC: Rand Paul’s concern is his own base of support. He

In response to Holder: Obama Plans to Explain Drone Policy: I don’t get what Rand Paul is so worked up about.  Attorney General Holder says he “doubts” we’ll have drone strikes on American soil, because it’s easier to capture terrorists

Rand Paul’s filibuster should only ensure Obama sticks to this: Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. told a Senate committee Wednesday that he expects President Obama to explain the legal rationale underpinning the use of armed drones to target and

Republican Senator Rand Paul started his old-fashioned filibuster at 11:47 am ET. He just hit the two-hour mark, which means he’s only 22 hours and 18 minutes away from breaking the all-time filibuster record set by a Democrat in 1957

This is the brutal splash across The Huffington Post right now: — — Paul picked the exact right issue to filibuster on; bringing right and left together against Obama.   John Sexton has more here.