jonathan weisman is a congressional correspondent for "the new york times."or, thank you so much for joining us tonight. i never met you, but this is quite a cause. how does it look? can you get this done on the first day of business in january? >> well, i think it has a very good possibility. senators are so frustrated with the current state of affairs that they're recognizing that there is no longer a choice, if you will, between just getting along or reforming. we're going to have to reform the rules in order to have the senate have any chance of addressing the big issues america faces. >> as you look at it as a student of politics, you're now a united states senator, what is a proper use of a jimmy stewart type filibuster where one guy or woman goes out there and basically holds the floor as long as their physical ability and their moral strength holds? >> when you have an issue that you feel so profoundly concerned about that it threatens core values or core interests of your state, core constitutional principles, then to stand up and be heard and make y

host: jonathan weisman of "the new york times" tweeting about this schedule.linton will barnstorm through pennsylvania, pittsburgh, and philadelphia. how will he be able to talk by then? marie in georgia on our independents line. go ahead. caller: i am independent. i am watching a lot of what is going on and watched all the debates. i live in georgia, who is surrounded by a number of military bases. i'm also hearing a lot about benghazi and the purposeful cover-up from president obama. i watched bill clinton speak today and his wife being secretary of state. they support obviously the cover-up ought benghazi and the murder of our ambassador and the field people who should be named as heroes, i believe. i am also concerned about sequestration. but the thing that really, really has me very concerned is as i'm sitting here. i voted for obama last time. i am watching so much of the same rhetoric that was given in 2008. telling that he would take care of this person and this person. how we are all supposed to be so happy that we are having change and some issues, w