https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/03/07/three-takeaways-from-rand-pauls-filibuster/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 05:22:56 -0400<![CDATA[2. It shows the power of transpartisan thought and action. Make no mistake: Despite the presence of Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) and Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), yesterday&#8217;s filibuster was a GOP-conducted orchestra. But what was most bracing and ultimately powerful thing about the filibuster was that none of the speakers exempted the Republican Party or former President George W. Bush, whose aggrandized view of executive power still roils the sleep of the Founding Fathers, from withering criticism and scrutiny. How else to explain that hard-left groups such as Code Pink were proud to #standwithrand yesterday on Twitter? The same with reliable Rand and GOP critic Eugene Robinson and many others who up until yesterday thought little of Rand Paul.]]>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:30:15 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/03/07/three-takeaways-from-rand-pauls-filibuster-n100699