Explaining the situation with the FISA filibuster on Countdown. He’s a good man, and I’m happy he stood up for this. The question at the end there, about whether he would better serve CT and the American people by taking a more visible role in the Senate, is on all of our minds. I know CT Republicans are taking issue with the time he’s spending on the campaign trail on what seems to be insurmountable odds to capture the nomination. At the same time, he’s keeping these issues on the front burner in our national discourse and sometimes you need a candidate to be in the race to fill that role.

Also, Dodd was rather forgiving of Reid’s actions here. This is the best explanation for Reid’s behavior I’ve heard so far. It seems ironic that it had to come to the guy who was pushing back against Reid’s agenda for this week.

(video found via My Left Nutmeg, which has more on the Dodd Majority Leader chatter)