Thune’s Excuses
When Leadership Becomes Explanation John Thune sat down with Sean Hannity and offered the same defense he has repeated for months. Here is the exchange on eliminating the legislative filibuster: Hannity: Getting rid of the filibuster — nonstarter? You don’t have the votes? Thune: Well, we don’t. And I’ve actually — I’ve had this conversation with the president many times, I think as you know. I actually suggested at one point that they — his team come up and sit down and visit with some of my colleagues. So they came up, about twenty Republican senators, and fifteen were a no…