be extremely destructive if for some reason they change the rules and if there is not the opportunity to filibuster.

[The eruption of the flag controversy is a glaring symptom of a distressing change in American politics over the past decade: the way that pit-bull negative ads have led to simplistic, visceral posturing by candidates at the expense of more substantive approaches to real problems.] It's a good issue to define your opponent, ... If your opponent is for flag burning, he's got to go through a very sophisticated explanation.

Governments have an opportunity to bring real consumer benefits by applying the European copyright directive rules and phasing out the outdated levies system.

Governments have an opportunity to bring real consumer benefits by applying the European copyright directive rules and phasing out the outdated levies system,

The current rules are there for good reason, ... You need to know what's where.

The reason we didn't announce this is because it's against the rules. But he brought it up.