title: Rand Paul celebrates 'Festivus,' tweeting grievances with Washington
content: ( CNN ) - Apparently , Sen. Rand Paul is a fan of the famed sitcom `` Seinfeld '' and unsurprisingly , not a fan of Washington .
  The Kentucky Republican took to Twitter on Monday to partake in `` Festivus , '' a quirky holiday-esqe tradition popularized in a 1997 episode of the show that is “ celebrated ” on December 23 and calls for , among other things , the airing of grievances .
  Paul sent a barrage of tweets , expressing discontent with politics inside the Beltway - from the Federal Reserve to the just-passed bipartisan budget - interspersed with an assortment of otherwise conventional complaints - including the food in the Senate cafeteria and the D.C. street cleaning schedule .
  In Washington , `` bipartisan deal '' is a synonym for `` increasing our debt '' — Senator Rand Paul ( @ SenRandPaul ) December 23 , 2013
  One more Festivus grievance about bipartisanship . @ CoryBooker does n't RT me enough . — Senator Rand Paul ( @ SenRandPaul ) December 23 , 2013
  U , me & `` feats of strength : '' Senate floor , name the time MT @ SenRandPaul A Festivus grievance re bipartisanship . Booker does n't RT me enough — Cory Booker ( @ CoryBooker ) December 23 , 2013
  Allow more debate and amendments . Do n't change the rules to run it with an iron fist . — Senator Rand Paul ( @ SenRandPaul ) December 23 , 2013
  The Senate cafeteria never has burgoo . — Senator Rand Paul ( @ SenRandPaul ) December 23 , 2013
  Grievance with my otherwise wonderful staff : leave the turtleneck alone . I like it and so do viewers . — Senator Rand Paul ( @ SenRandPaul ) December 23 , 2013
  Minor grievance : I can never remember when to move my car for DC street cleaning . — Senator Rand Paul ( @ SenRandPaul ) December 23 , 2013
  Fed policies make you poorer , and hurt the poor and middle class the most . Ridiculous monetary policies increase the costs of goods . — Senator Rand Paul ( @ SenRandPaul ) December 23 , 2013
  So you can thank the Fed for your grocery and gas bills getting out or control . — Senator Rand Paul ( @ SenRandPaul ) December 23 , 2013
  `` Seinfeld '' writer Dan O ’ Keefe himself weighed in on Paul 's reference the next day .
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  (CNN) - Apparently, Sen. Rand Paul is a fan of the famed sitcom "Seinfeld" and unsurprisingly, not a fan of Washington.
  
  The Kentucky Republican took to Twitter on Monday to partake in "Festivus," a quirky holiday-esqe tradition popularized in a 1997 episode of the show that is “celebrated” on December 23 and calls for, among other things, the airing of grievances.
  
  
  
  Paul sent a barrage of tweets, expressing discontent with politics inside the Beltway - from the Federal Reserve to the just-passed bipartisan budget - interspersed with an assortment of otherwise conventional complaints - including the food in the Senate cafeteria and the D.C. street cleaning schedule.
  
  Here are some of the highlights:
  
  First, Washington:
  
  In Washington, "bipartisan deal" is a synonym for "increasing our debt" — Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) December 23, 2013
  
  Speaking of bipartisanship:
  
  One more Festivus grievance about bipartisanship. @CoryBooker doesn't RT me enough. — Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) December 23, 2013
  
  To which Cory Booker replied:
  
  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
  
  And the Senate:
  
  Allow more debate and amendments. Don't change the rules to run it with an iron fist. — Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) December 23, 2013
  
  The Senate cafeteria never has burgoo. — Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) December 23, 2013
  
  Grievance with my otherwise wonderful staff: leave the turtleneck alone. I like it and so do viewers. — Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) December 23, 2013
  
  D.C. parking:
  
  Minor grievance: I can never remember when to move my car for DC street cleaning. — Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) December 23, 2013
  
  And there's the Federal Reserve:
  
  Fed policies make you poorer, and hurt the poor and middle class the most. Ridiculous monetary policies increase the costs of goods. — Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) December 23, 2013
  
  So you can thank the Fed for your grocery and gas bills getting out or control. — Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) December 23, 2013
  
  "Seinfeld" writer Dan O’Keefe himself weighed in on Paul's reference the next day.