Rand Paul calls it a night after 10 1/2 hours

Politico reports:

Rand Paul relinquished the Senate floor late Wednesday night after 10-and-a-half hours of lambasting the government surveillance programs — capitalizing on a sleepy day in the Senate to highlight his opposition to key parts of the PATRIOT Act that expire at the end of the month.

Wearing dark green sneakers in apparent preparation to go deep into the evening, Paul launched into a lengthy critique of surveillance — a stance that’s put him squarely against top Republicans and other GOP presidential contenders who advocate continuing the controversial bulk collection programs.

The struggle against Big Brother.