Booker: "I confess that I have been imperfect. I confess that I've been inadequate to the moment. I've confess that the Democratic Party has made terrible mistakes that gave a lane to this demagogue. I confess we all must look in the mirror and say 'we will do better.'"
No, how is this a win as a result of this “filibuster?”
The immediate effect is that Senate business has been delayed by an entire day. From within the Senate as well, if there's ever going to be a tone shift with Republicans in Congress wrestling back control from the President, it would be now, looking at how Trump declared a emergency against a trade deficit today.
Like I said already, the most significant benefits of this speech will come by Senators and Americans at-large following through, if that can happen. Your line of questioning is like watering a seed and wondering where the fruit is right away.
He made a loyalty pledge to Israel during this performance, and defended the genocide. I don’t want him to follow through.