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A picture is worth 1,000 words: Anatomy of an awkward moment
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. is questioned by reporters in an elevator as he leaves a GOP policy meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 7, 2013. Call it Rand's Stand: a nearly 13-hour filibuster on the Senate floor that is thrusting a tea party hero back into the national spotlight. Paul's Wednesday night filibuster of President Barack Obama's pick for CIA director drew comparisons to the movie "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington." Paul, the son of former Congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul, repeatedly demanded assurances that the administration would not use drones in the United States to kill terrorism suspects who are U.S. citizens. He got that assurance on Thursday. Paul is a freshman senator who challenged the Republican party's establishment to win his seat in 2010 and now commands attention as a defender of limited government. Credit: AP

A picture is worth 1,000 words: Anatomy of an awkward moment

After moderate Republican Sen. John McCain took to the Senate floor to rebuke Sen. Rand Paul's historic 13-hour filibuster, the two shared an unplanned elevator ride.  Awkward.

Via NYTimes photographer Steven Crowley:

Hot Air's Allahpundit perfectly characterizes the awkward moment:

I thought that Brazilian ghost prank was the worst thing that could happen to someone in an elevator. I was wrong.

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Meredith Jessup

Meredith Jessup

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