Time's a'Wasting, John
Rand Paul blocked fast-tracking the National Defense Authorization Act on Friday to block John McCain from hitting the Trifecta of evil before he goes back to Arizona to die. Paul is smart doing it this way and shows he has the stones to take McCain on through procedure that is usually used against the people.
If Trump fails to reform anything, or if Trump is truly the wolf in sheep's clothing, then watch out for Paul in 2020. He learned the hard way that you don't play their reindeer games on the campaign trail. You differentiate yourself like his dad did and force huge wedges into the structure of the Uniparty in D.C. to force them out into the open.
It's a small victory here that will put off this bill's passage until September, but it's an important one. It highlights that time is the enemy of these people. The longer these things can be stretched out, the worse they look in the eyes of voters who demand substantive change.
By September they will be fighting about raising the debt ceiling. And McCain will be loopy from the chemo and radiation. Paul knows this, he's a doctor. Smart.