What I feel I am doing now is giving to the people exactly what they paid for but never actually heard before.
The clock never stops, never stops, never waits. We're growing old. It's getting late.
Filibusters have proliferated because under current rules just one or two determined senators can stop the Senate from functioning. Today, the mere threat of a filibuster is enough to stop a vote; senators are rarely asked to pull all-nighters like Jimmy Stewart in 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.'