Smackdown Watch

Huffington Post:

Some senators didn't want to talk about the issue at all. Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) stared blankly at HuffPost when asked if he wanted to keep filibuster reform, before slipping into an elevator and disappearing. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said she had thoughts on the matter, but didn't want to share them.

"Who do you work for?" Collins asked, as this HuffPost reporter identified herself. "That's what I thought," she replied, turning and walking away.

Collins Has NSA's Back

Splitting with her colleague Angus King, Sen. Susan Collins voted yesterday to block a bill that would have ended the National Security Agency's indiscriminate, bulk collection of the phone records of Americans.

Collins's remarks begin at 20:50.

Quote of the Day

Sen. Susan Collins:

Why would we weaken the ability of our intelligence community at a time when the threats against this country have never been greater?

Collins Wins. Again.

A fourth term for Sen. Susan Collins.

More Debates

The second Bellows-Collins debate. The third debate. The fourth and fifth debates.