The ‘talking’ filibuster – that ancient relic of a once-functional U.S. Senate – made another appearance this week in the form of a 21-hour verbal jeremiad by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). While the freshman Republican may have diverged from telling Americans once or twice that Obamacare – the President’s signature domestic legislative achievement – is
A Tale Of Two Filibusters
Compare Ted Cruz’s faux-filibuster to Rand Paul’s real one and you’ll find the secret fault line that divides the Tea Party.