Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Rand Paul


Rand Paul filibusters Brennan nomination for CIA director

This video frame grab provided by Senate Television shows Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, speaking on the floor of the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 6, 2013. Senate Democrats pushed Wednesday for speedy confirmation of John Brennan's nomination to be CIA director but ran into a snag after a Paul began a lengthy speech over the legality of potential drone strikes on U.S. soil. (Associated Press/Senate Television)
The Washington Times
Wednesday, March 6, 2013

After years in the shadows, the administration’s secret drone program burst into very public view Wednesday with lawmakers grilling the attorney general over legal justification for targeted killings and Sen. Rand Paul launching an old-style one-man filibuster to demand answers from President Obama.

The Kentucky Republican held the floor for hours, effectively blocking a vote on the nomination of John O. Brennan, whom Mr. Obama has tapped to be CIA director. He said he would relent only if the administration publicly vowed not to target Americans on U.S. soil.


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