Rand Paul ends filibuster

[Tx4obama]

WASHINGTON (CNN) – After almost 13 hours, Sen. Rand Paul yielded the Senate floor, ending his filibuster over the nomination of John Brennan for CIA head.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/03/07/rand-paul-ends-filibuster/

[donheld]

1. Its about time

I agree drones need to end and never happen in American soil, but the man needs to put a cork in it.

[LeftInTX]

2. Thanks for the update!

Couldn't find it in real time and I was wondering if it was still going on

[Cha]

3. thanks Tx!

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

4. Goes to Senate washroom.....takes massive dump (nt)

[savalez]

5. Here's what his cohorts had to say about it.

McCain:

"To somehow allege or infer that the President of the United States is going to kill somebody like Jane Fonda, or somebody who disagrees with the policies, is a stretch of imagination which is, frankly, ridiculous," McCain said on the Senate floor. McCain said he agrees with Paul that more discussion on targeted killings is needed, but he said he does not believe that American citizens have reason to fear for their lives.

"So we've done a, I think, a disservice to a lot Americans by making them believe that somehow they're in danger from their government," McCain said. "They're not. But we are in danger. We are in danger from a dedicated, longstanding, easily replaceable leadership enemy that is hellbent on our destruction. And this leads us to having to do things that perhaps we haven't had to do in other more conventional wars."

Graham:

"This is an important issue," he said on the floor. "We should be talking about it. I welcome a reasoned discussion. But to my Republican colleagues, I don't remember any of you coming down here suggesting that President Bush was going to kill anybody with a drone."

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/mccain-criticizes-rand-pauls-ridiculous-filibuster-claim?ref=fpa

[tarheelsunc]

6. That may be the most sensible thing Graham has ever said. eom