Rand Paul Does Not Go Quietly Into the Night
Senators from both parties joined the Republican from Kentucky, who opposes John O. Brennan to lead the C.I.A. and said he would “speak until I can no longer speak.” Senators from both parties joined...
View ArticleGood for Rand Paul
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Sen. Rand Paul ended his day-long filibuster at 12:38 a.m. Thursday, almost 13 hours after he began speaking. The Kentucky Republican tried to stall a confirmation vote on CIA...
View ArticleRand Paul scores points with father's skeptical supporters
Rand Paul proved on Wednesday that a filibuster can be very good politics. In speaking for over 12 hours in opposition to the Obama Administration's drone policy, Paul did more to boost his prospects...
View ArticleSen. Rand Paul ends marathon filibuster of John Brennan
Here's an irony the Founding Fathers could never have anticipated: The old-fashioned filibuster — that most archaic of parliamentary tools — is suddenly the rage of the attention-span-challenged social...
View ArticleRand Paul, a civil liberties hero and civil rights villain
Rand Paul had started asking his question—Does Obama believe he can order the killing of an American citizen, on American soil?—more than twelve hours earlier, in a filibuster of the nomination of John...
View ArticleRand Paul angst
Senators from both parties joined the Republican from Kentucky, who opposes John O. Brennan to lead the C.I.A. and said he would “speak until I can no longer speak.” Sen. Rand Paul hasn't done much in...
View ArticleRand Paul, a civil liberties hero and civil rights villain
Rand Paul had started asking his question—Does Obama believe he can order the killing of an American citizen, on American soil?—more than twelve hours earlier, in a filibuster of the nomination of John...
View ArticleNew leader of the GOP: Rand Paul
Rand Paul, a Republican, is a U.S. senator from Kentucky. If I had planned to speak for 13 hours when I took the Senate floor Wednesday, I would've worn more comfortable shoes. I started my filibuster...
View ArticleBill Maher credits Rand Paul on drones
I applaud Rand Paul for standing up and calling attention to an important and vexing set of questions. Van Jones. Now, let me say to my conservative friends: Do not get too excited. I still believe...
View ArticleBill Maher credits Rand Paul on drones
Though foes of drones on the right and left cheered Sen. Rand Paul's filibuster this week, with the tea partier delaying confirmation of CIA director John Brennan for a day, Paul's rant targeted a...
View ArticleBill Maher credits Rand Paul on drones
Senator Rand Paul spent what seemed like all of Wednesday speaking on the Senate floor in order to filibuster the nomination of John Brennan as CIA director. Paul spoke for so long that the website...
View ArticleWhen Rand Paul Ended Filibuster, He Left Drones On National Stage
Rand Paul for his filibuster, saying Paul got a national conversation started about why the military is “droning everybody.” “Let's encourage Republicans when they do something close to good,” Maher...
View ArticleRand Paul: GOP party leader or destined for Ron Paul backwater?
The majority of MSNBC's prime time hosts either ignored Rand Paul's filibuster of John Brennan or dismissed it as a partisan stunt. Paul, the Republican senator from Kentucky, wound up speaking for...
View ArticleRand Paul: GOP party leader or destined for Ron Paul backwater?
But where Huntsman and Paul the elder mostly failed, Rand Paul has been enjoying remarkable success. The Kentucky senator's recent ascent to prominence, which achieved escape velocity with last week's...
View ArticleRand Paul: GOP party leader or destined for Ron Paul backwater?
Senators from both parties joined the Republican from Kentucky, who opposes John O. Brennan to lead the C.I.A. and said he would “speak until I can no longer speak.” The senator from Kentucky staged a...
View ArticleRand Paul: GOP party leader or destined for Ron Paul backwater?
This posting is NOT whether you agree with Senator Rand Paul about drone policy…this is about good manners and decency. Senator Rand Paul, as far as I recall, did NOT [] But where Huntsman and Paul the...
View ArticleTrump: Rand Paul's filibuster 'did nothing'
Sen. Rand Paul's 13-hour-long filibuster of CIA director John Brennan's nomination drew overwhelming admiration of libertarians, (many) conservatives, (some) liberals, and principled progressives. But,...
View ArticleMitch McConnell fundraises off Rand Paul filibuster
Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky launched a nationwide conversation last week with his 13-hour filibuster of the president's nominee to lead the CIA. Paul vowed to keep talking until the White...
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