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March 7, 2013

Rand Paul Was Right to Filibuster John Brennan

Jacob Heilbrunn, The National Interest

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Senator Rand Paul is taking the kind of gutsy move that is almost never seen in today's GOP, which has routinely elevated militarism above common sense. His decision to filibuster John Brennan's nomination to head the CIA is right-on. Brennan is a slippery character who has oiled his way up both the George W. Bush and Obama administrations.

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TAGGED: United States, Rand Paul, John Brennan, Drones

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