The president's quick and humorous replies gave his speech great quotability.

Pleased with his idol, he commends, admires, / Adores; and, last, the thing adored desires.

No longer do filibustering Senators take the floor and speak until they are physically unable to filibuster any longer. Now, a filibuster typically begins when a Senator or group of Senators signals their intent to filibuster – which can be done by a private conversation with the majority leader or by quietly placing a bill or nomination on hold. Given the modern Senate's scarce floor time, this threat is usually enough to table the disputed issue until the dissenting Senators cave or until there are definitely enough votes to invoke cloture.

The sale was almost agreed, but now the prospective purchasers seem to be suffering from a bad case of cold feet.