Right now Rand Paul is getting all kinds of support and attention for his filibuster yesterday, but I bet this is one person whose support he would like to ignore.

Proud to #standwithrand since 2009. GOP, we need more courage like this!
— Sarah Palin (@SarahPalinUSA) March 7, 2013

You know it is not at all surprising that Palin is so quick to jump on the #standwithrand bandwagon, though it puts her in direct conflict with the guy that chose her for his VP in 2008:  

“I don’t think that what happened yesterday is helpful to the American people,” McCain snarled from the floor of the Senate. 

"The country needs more senators who care about liberty, but if Mr. Paul wants to be taken seriously he needs to do more than pull political stunts that fire up impressionable libertarian kids in their college dorms. He needs to know what he’s talking about,” he added. 

“To allege that … our government would drop a drone hellfire missile on Jane Fonda,” he said, “that brings the conversation from a serious discussion about U.S. policy to the realm of the ridiculous.”

So much for getting invited to the McCain house for next year's Thanksgiving Day feast, huh Sarah?

Personally I am a little surprised at how many so-called progressives are willing to pat Rand on the back for his egotistical display.  I am all in favor of the idea of filibusters being conducted the old fashioned way, with the Senators having to actually be on the floor to hold the Senate hostage, but let's not forget that Rand was doing this to delay the vote to confirm the President's choice to head the CIA, John Brennan. A confirmation that has officially been finalized, now that the theatrics are over.

And I am not at all impressed that Rand Paul used his time in the filibuster to address drone strikes in America, a concept that I don't think was EVER really a concern. As evidenced by the Attorney General's response.

However I will give Rand Paul some credit for irritating Lindsey Graham so much that he responded with this:

“To my Republican colleagues, I don’t remember any of you coming down here suggesting that President Bush was going to kill anybody with a drone, do you?” Graham said. “They had a drone program back then, all of a sudden this drone program has gotten every Republican so spun up. What are we up to here?”

THAT is fucking gold, and almost makes Paul's attention seeking worth it.

Okay I didn't accidentally agree with Sarah Palin did I? Because that would suck!