Stevenson’s army, October 7

– Taiwan’s defense minister warns of Chinese attack capability by 2025.

– It brags of new missile.

– Fred Kaplan sees misreporting of Chinese air intrusions.

– Axios sees  Biden effort to placate French.

– E.J. Dionne says even Biden cools on filibuster. And note this: From 1917 through 1970 (53 years), there were only 58 cloture motions to shut off filibusters. From 1971 to 2006 (35 years), there were 928 cloture motions. From 2007 to now (14 years), there have been 1,410 cloture motions.

Remember my point: there are many tools for obstruction in the Senate.

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