'The Senator From Kentucky Is Now Working for Vladimir Putin'

Sen. John McCain (R – AZ) has never been very good at handling not getting his way in votes on the floor of the Senate, but today lashed out in a rage after Sen. Rand Paul (R – KY) blocked his bid for unanimous consent on Montenegro joining NATO, declaring that Rand Paul "is now working for Vladimir Putin."

McCain sought to avoid any resistance to the effort by saying that only Vladimir Putin could reject Montenegro's NATO membership, and suggesting anyone who didn't give him the result he wanted was doing Putin's bidding. Sen. Paul quickly stood up, voiced his objection, and left.

McCain was livid, making the declaration, and insisting that the fact that Paul voiced his objection and left without elaborating proved that he had no good reason for doing so, insisting no Senator could have a problem with tiny Montenegro joining NATO.