Rand Paul Thanks Colleagues For Standing With Him During Filibuster

[ProSense]

Rand Paul Thanks Colleagues For Standing With Him During Filibuster

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) took to Twitter late Wednesday and early Thursday to thank his Senate colleagues for supporting his filibuster of CIA director nominee John Brennan. Paul finally ended his filibuster after nearly 13 hours. Here are the senator's tweets:

Senator Rand Paul @SenRandPaul
Thank you to my colleagues in the House & Senate, and to all the Americans who stood w/ me tonight in support of preserving civil liberties.

Senator Rand Paul @SenRandPaul
Thank you to my dear friend and colleague @SenMikeLee, for standing with me tonight to once again defend the Constitution.

Senator Rand Paul @SenRandPaul
Thanks for keeping my spirits up & for joining me in the filibuster RT @SenTedCruz Reading tweets supporting @SenRandPaul for taking a stand

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Senator Rand Paul @SenRandPaul
Thanks to Sen. McConnell for coming down to support the filibuster and for helping save the floor for me tonight.

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[msanthrope]

1. Watching DUers be trollled by Rand Paul is one of the more

amusing sights I've ever seen. I can't wait for the Greenwald column.

[reformist2]

2. So why did he end the filibuster? Did he get tired of defending civil liberties?

[ProSense]

3. It was a show to put himself and Cruz in the spotlight. Oh,

and he's doing his part to help McConnell's re-election.