Rand Paul Is Doing An Epic 'Airing Of Grievances' On Twitter

Today is "Festivus," the fake holiday made popular by "Seinfeld" in a classic 1997 episode. 

To commemorate the occasion, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) announced this morning on Twitter that he would be "airing his grievances"— one of the rituals of the holiday in which people declare all of the problems they have with the world. 

Paul has a lot of grievances:

A lot of them are about the Fed:

He thinks too many people wear ties on TV, but he can't stay away from the Fed for long:

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) got in on the act when Paul called him out:

U, me & "feats of strength:" Senate floor, name the time MT @SenRandPaul A Festivus grievance re bipartisanship. Booker doesn't RT me enough

— Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) December 23, 2013

The "feats of strength" is another Festivus tradition that involves wrestling the head of the household until he is pinned. But then it got a little awkward:

@CoryBooker how about mandatory minimum sentencing reform instead?

— Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) December 23, 2013

Yes, If u throw in reforming Fed Hemp & Marijuana laws u've got a deal! RT @SenRandPaul: How about mandatory min sentencing reform instead?

— Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) December 23, 2013

UPDATE: 

Paul has more grievances, including the fact that his father, Ron, auctioned off his 1979 Chevrolet Chevette:

My Dad auctioned off this car instead of giving it to me. http://t.co/WcJKiJbAcfpic.twitter.com/sArpHLKmhW

— Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) December 23, 2013

And he has a big problem with people who don't think his hair is real — which, of course, it is. Oh, and he is not fond of the NSA, either:

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