BRIAN DOHERTY: Rand Paul’s Filibuster: Its Historical Context, and Its Encouraging Friends.

It also has some enemies, as John McCain and Lindsey Graham are bitching about it. Hard to see why. It forced a concession from Obama, galvanized supporters, made the Senate GOP look dynamic, and ultimately cost nothing except a bit of foot-and-bladder discomfort for Paul. One suspects that McCain and Graham are mostly jealous of the attention. Paul, Cruz, Lee, Moran, et al., made McCain and Graham look old and tired. Then McCain and Graham made themselves look out of touch. Time to up your game, guys.