"The Kentucky Republican comes in at No. 9 on a draft list of longest Senate speeches kept by the historian's office, clocking in at 12 hours and 52 minutes. "That's the least praise-worthy thing about it I can think of, but he really raised his profile with the establishment, and he might have gotten a lot of name recognition out of it. Though nothing of substance will come of it, he definitely boosted his chances in 2016.
The warmonger twins John McCain and Lindsay Graham criticize Paul for his filibuster. Paul fires back saying pro-drone Republicans are on the wrong side of history.
Senate confirms Brennan as CIA chief despite Paul's filibuster, as expected.
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