“All the other senators can do is ask Paul a long question to give him a small break. This is pretty much all on Paul.”
Did they appear, just to say they were there? Rand Paul is getting a second wind. WHERE ARE the other senators?
There are others there. I am hoping as this goes on, that others step to the podium to speak and ask questions...and allow Senator Paul to at least take a bathroom break and grab a bite to eat. What a process. I’m dedicating myself to stay tuned to C-Span online and on TV for as long as he is on. And I’ve been calling the Senators’ offices to express support for this process. Senator Paul’s voicemail is full. I got through to Toomey and Ron Wyden’s offices, left a voicemail for Reid (and noted his abdication) and am going down the list.. :-)
At least other GOP senators have contributed (and one RAT, Wyden). I don’t know what, if anything, they’ve planned on this, but it is possible for Paul to yield the floor to say, Ted Cruz and let him continue it. The risk is the next guy would then have the right to end it. It’s unclear what, if anything, is Paul’s long term strategy for this. But it was fun watching Harry Reid rebuffed in his private fiefdom.