Rand Paul celebrates Festivus with hilarious airing of grievances
Never mind that most Republicans have a negative view of Festivus — Rand Paul celebrated the Seinfeld holiday for the second year in a row with the requisite sense of humor and airing of grievances.
It wasn't all politics, though:
You can read all of Paul's Festivus tweets at The Daily Signal.
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