Filibusters, Then and Now

John Cornyn, U.S. Senator from Texas, takes the New York Times to task over their editorial, "The Senate on the Brink" (editorial, March 6). He reminds the Times of their past statement on filibusters:

""The Senate on the Brink" (editorial, March 6) supports the "historic role of the filibuster," which is a curious position for a newspaper that 10 years ago said filibusters were "the tool of the sore loser" and should be eliminated ("Time to Retire the Filibuster," editorial, Jan. 1, 1995)."

A bit of hypocricy at the Times?

Read the rest of the Senator's letter. - Sailor