Supporters listen as Sen. Rand Paul (R-K.Y.) speaks at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference (C.P.A.C.) held at the Gaylord National Hotel, National Harbor, Md., Thursday, March 14, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, speaks at the 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md., on March 14, 2013. (Associated Press
Many in the audience kept standing during Sen. Rand Paul's speech at the 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md., Thursday, March 14, 2013. (David S. Jackson/The Washington Times)
Many in the audience kept standing during Sen. Rand Paul's speech at the 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md., Thursday, March 14, 2013. (David S. Jackson/The Washington Times)
Many in the audience kept standing during Sen. Rand Paul's speech at the 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md., Thursday, March 14, 2013. (David S. Jackson/The Washington Times)
Many in the audience kept standing during Sen. Rand Paul's speech at the 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md., Thursday, March 14, 2013. (David S. Jackson/The Washington Times)
Many in the audience kept standing during Sen. Rand Paul's speech at the 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md., Thursday, March 14, 2013. (David S. Jackson/The Washington Times)
Many in the audience kept standing during Sen. Rand Paul's speech at the 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md., Thursday, March 14, 2013. (David S. Jackson/The Washington Times)
Many in the audience kept standing during Sen. Rand Paul's speech at the 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md., Thursday, March 14, 2013. (David S. Jackson/The Washington Times)
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks at the 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md., Thursday, March 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
** FILE ** Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, raised his standing among Republicans hungry for a presidential winner with his nearly 13-hour filibuster last week. What Rand Paul did on the floor this week was fantastic,” said House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy of California Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union.” (Associated Press)