between two senator, john mclaurin and ben tillman who were from the same state and the same party, both democrats. mclaurin called tillman a liar and the senate rule passed within a week. the senate rarely invokes the rule, even when it is tested like when ted cruz sanctimoniously called mitch mcconnell a liar. what we just saw today was an absolute demonstration that not only what he told every republican senator, but what he told the press over and over and over again was a simple lie. so dramatic. or earlier this month when the senate got a little emotional. you know, amy winehouse used to say her tears dry on their own. senator david perdue argued that chuck schumer s tears for refugees wouldn t ever dry because they were fake. the minority leader s tear
maddow show as you may have seen last night claiming mcconnell was misapplying rule 19 that tells not to impute to another senator any unbecoming conduct or motive. which is to be fair reasonable rule that is designed to keep the peace during debates. it was passed in response to a fistfight in the senate chambers between two senator, john mclaurin and ben tillman who were from the same state and the same party, both democrats. mclaurin called tillman a liar and the senate rule passed within a week. the senate rarely invokes the rule, even when it is tested like when ted cruz sanctimoniously called mitch mcconnell a liar. what we just saw today was an absolute demonstration that not only what he told every republican senator, but what he told the press over and over and over again was a simple lie. so dramatic.