The most impressive aspect of Senator Paul's objection was that he didn't come forth with the standard "I object" and then a brief monologue before a cloture vote would be taken and then passed, leading to a vote on the nomination. No, Paul's strenuous objection lasted nearly thirteen hours before ending his talk at 12:39 a.m. ET. Many were hoping he could surpass Sen. Strom Thurmond's record of 24 hours, 18 minutes. He got more than halfway there!
As this was taking place, many of my fellow Minnesota conservatives were wondering aloud via Twitter why our senior Senator was nowhere to be found. As such, many of us took to Sen. Amy Klobuchar's Twitter feed to determine if maybe she had a reaction to the proceedings.
Klobee's most recent tweet occurred at 6:19 pm CT Wednesday, when Paul was approximately 7-1/2 hours into his filibuster. It was as follows:
Great job to my fmr intern Drew Horwood who won on @jeopardy againtonight! Be sure to watch tmrw night and cheer on a fellow Minnesotan.
— Amy Klobuchar (@amyklobuchar) March 7, 2013
I'll take "Vapid Senators who specialize in soft-pedal issues" for $400, Alex.
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2 comments:
Wow. Just wow.
Rand Paul gave the Senate its best, most substantially honest day of the year.
he's a front runner for 16 as a result.
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