Happy Festivus, From Sen. Rand Paul
With not much else going on, the Kentucky Republican is taking to Twitter to air his grievances.
By Matt Berman, December 23, 2013
Monday,
Dec. 23, is Festivus, the Seinfeld-birthed
holiday where
you traditionally gather around an aluminum pole, participate in
feats of strength, and air grievances about one another. The
Costanza-proclaimed "festivus for the rest of us" is
already being celebrated in
state capitals across America. And now at least one U.S. senator is
getting on board.
Starting
this morning, Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky has hopped on the grievances
train, airing on
Twitter everything that peeves him about life in Washington and
the federal government. Most of the grievances come as slightly
altered versions of his more standard anti-Fed, anti-big-government
talking points. But that's not all that's bothering Paul.
Here
are some of the more nonpolitical highlights:
- "I can never remember when to move my car for DC street cleaning."
- "Grievance with my otherwise wonderful staff: leave the turtleneck alone. I like it and so do viewers."
- "Too many people wearing ties on TV as it is."
- "One more Festivus grievance about bipartisanship. @CoryBooker doesn't RT me enough."
In
response to that last dig, the Senate's newest member challenged Paul
to "feats of strength" on the Senate floor.
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