Rand Paul as the New Russ Feingold

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http://www.slate.com/BLOGS/blogs/weigel/archive/2011/02/15/rand-paul-as-the-new-russ-feingold.aspx

well, except that Rand has a clue about economics....

But it looks like Mike Lee joined him in voting no on the 90 day reauthorization, and neither filibustered at this point in return for getting more debate and another crack at it within 90 days.

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there's no point in fillibuster when "they" have 82 votes, Reid will just motion to dismiss it and it will be dismissed

Fillibuster is for things where there is less unanimity

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there's no point in fillibuster when "they" have 82 votes, Reid will just motion to dismiss it and it will be dismissed

Fillibuster is for things where there is less unanimity

Yeah, Idunno if our members are very old or just didn't pay attention in gov't class, but this keeps being brought up. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filibuster_in_the_United_States_Senate#20th_centur y_and_the_emergence_of_cloture

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Yeah, Idunno if our members are very old or just didn't pay attention in gov't class, but this keeps being brought up. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filibuster_in_the_United_States_Senate#20th_centur y_and_the_emergence_of_cloture

funny. I am fully aware of that, I was just pointing out that he at least had enough leverage to get a much shorter extension.