Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell filibusters himself

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/DC-Decoder/Decoder-Wire/2012/1206/Debt-ceiling-debate-twist-Sen.-Mitch-McConnell-filibusters-himself

By David Grant, Staff writer / December 6, 2012

Just in case the pending political apocalypse of the "fiscal cliff" wasn't enough to satisfy America's attention span, the US Senate on Thursday conspired to remind voters that another equally apocalyptic fiscal issue is looming out there on the horizon.

Yes, the debt ceiling will be making a comeback no later than early 2013, and senators decided to talk about it Thursday.

Not surprisingly, it illuminated the complicated politics and policy that go along with raising the national borrowing limit these days. And also not surprisingly, perhaps, it went nowhere, concluding with the somewhat comical scene of Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R) of Kentucky filibustering his own proposal.

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