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Rosco T.

(6,496 posts) Wed Mar 6, 2013, 10:10 PM Mar 2013

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Errr... has Rand Paul just screwed the GOP's own pooch...

.. he's just given Harry Reid PRECEDENT to do the talking filibuster...

"Well if Senator Paul can.. why can't you?"

maybe?

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Errr... has Rand Paul just screwed the GOP's own pooch... (Original Post) Rosco T. Mar 2013 OP

Just quit trying to make him look good. bluedigger Mar 2013 #1

ahhh.. intelligent, reasoned, balanced discourse... such a joy. n/m Rosco T. Mar 2013 #4

Ah, leave it to a rookie roxy1234 Mar 2013 #2

Rand is not above grandstanding. He makes GWB look like Einstein. alfredo Mar 2013 #5

Paul makes a turd look like Einstein. Lint Head Mar 2013 #6

At least a turd has a soul. alfredo Mar 2013 #7

LOL!! Lint Head Mar 2013 #8

Why would the majority leader need to filibuster? Recursion Mar 2013 #3

Didn't minority leader Mitch filibuster himself. alfredo Mar 2013 #9

Ha! Yes. That was awesome (nt) Recursion Mar 2013 #11

That is something that is going to be used against him in 2014. alfredo Mar 2013 #13

I think he means for Reid to again PROPOSE a talking filibuster. randome Mar 2013 #10

This was Reid's idea from the outset, the talking filibuster. Honeycombe8 Mar 2013 #12

Typewriter Boy, we are sick of your blather. Manifestor_of_Light Mar 2013 #14

bluedigger

(17,088 posts)

1. Just quit trying to make him look good.

Reply to Rosco T. (Original post)

Wed Mar 6, 2013, 10:12 PM

Mar 2013

Fuck Rand Paul!

Rosco T.

(6,496 posts)

4. ahhh.. intelligent, reasoned, balanced discourse... such a joy. n/m

Reply to bluedigger (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 6, 2013, 10:16 PM

Mar 2013

roxy1234

(117 posts)

2. Ah, leave it to a rookie

Reply to Rosco T. (Original post)

Wed Mar 6, 2013, 10:12 PM

Mar 2013

senator to teacher all the veteran senators in the senate a thing about filibuster. Way to show em off Rand

alfredo

(60,078 posts)

5. Rand is not above grandstanding. He makes GWB look like Einstein.

Reply to roxy1234 (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 6, 2013, 10:19 PM

Mar 2013

Lint Head

(15,064 posts)

6. Paul makes a turd look like Einstein.

Reply to alfredo (Reply #5)

Wed Mar 6, 2013, 10:46 PM

Mar 2013

alfredo

(60,078 posts)

7. At least a turd has a soul.

Reply to Lint Head (Reply #6)

Wed Mar 6, 2013, 10:52 PM

Mar 2013

Lint Head

(15,064 posts)

8. LOL!!

Reply to alfredo (Reply #7)

Wed Mar 6, 2013, 11:35 PM

Mar 2013

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

3. Why would the majority leader need to filibuster?

Reply to Rosco T. (Original post)

Wed Mar 6, 2013, 10:13 PM

Mar 2013

And nobody's so far talked about making the talking filibuster against the rules. I'm not sure what you're getting at?

alfredo

(60,078 posts)

9. Didn't minority leader Mitch filibuster himself.

Reply to Recursion (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 6, 2013, 11:41 PM

Mar 2013

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

11. Ha! Yes. That was awesome (nt)

Reply to alfredo (Reply #9)

Wed Mar 6, 2013, 11:43 PM

Mar 2013

alfredo

(60,078 posts)

13. That is something that is going to be used against him in 2014.

Reply to Recursion (Reply #11)

Thu Mar 7, 2013, 01:39 AM

Mar 2013

randome

(34,845 posts)

10. I think he means for Reid to again PROPOSE a talking filibuster.

Reply to Recursion (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 6, 2013, 11:43 PM

Mar 2013

And this time make it stick.

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)

12. This was Reid's idea from the outset, the talking filibuster.

Reply to Rosco T. (Original post)

Wed Mar 6, 2013, 11:43 PM

Mar 2013

Reid doesn't need "approval" from anyone for it, since it was his idea to begin with.

I'm sure Paul is okay with verbal filibustering, though, since he's getting a lot of air time and people posting about it. Helps his national profile.

Manifestor_of_Light

(21,046 posts)

14. Typewriter Boy, we are sick of your blather.

Reply to Rosco T. (Original post)

Thu Mar 7, 2013, 01:48 AM

Mar 2013

He was named after Ayn Rand who named herself after a typewriter, a Remington Rand.
Yes, the firearms/ammo manufacturer.

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