Sen. Barack Obama in 2005 vigorously defending the filibuster, which he now decries as a “Jim Crow relic:” pic.twitter.com/ha6OrW2vzK
— Christian Schneider (@Schneider_CM) March 25, 2021
ICYMI late last night — Ben Sasse delivered a historic 45 minute speech — reading back then Senator Biden's own prolific defense of the filibuster in 2005 word for word.
The original speech –> https://t.co/vkDTmAtNFg
Sasse's delivery last nighthttps://t.co/A4T4EurdK9 https://t.co/U0ELHI8MaC
— Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) March 25, 2021
Ben Sasse tends to be a preening squish. But he gets some things right.