Huffington Magazine Issue 42 | Page 46

AP PHOTO/MANUEL BALCE CENETA AGING BULL him in the U.S. Senate.” McCain’s relationship with Paul appears to be warmer than the one he has with Cruz and Amash. While he and Paul have clashed publicly on numerous occasions, they have also worked together on legislation, and according to a Paul adviser, they have a “decent relationship.” “On some issues [McCain] sees him as a fellow maverick, but on some issues I think that pisses [McCain] off, having a maverick HUFFINGTON 03.31.13 against John McCain,” said the Paul adviser, who asked to speak frankly in exchange that he not be identified. “I think he thinks Rand wants his way too much, like on [National Defense Authorization Act] ... but I don’t think he thinks he’s doing it just to do it.” McCain made probably his most public and dramatic break with Paul this month, when he strode to the Senate floor where Paul had the night before waged a 13-hour filibuster over Obama’s drone policy, and ridiculed Paul’s concerns as “ridiculous.” Many Republican senators had joined Sen. Rand Paul with McCain during a news conference discussing a potential Republican alternative jobs bill.