Sen. Richard Burr faced an internal struggle Thursday on the Senate floor for all to see. Burr requested action on a bill, with the expectation one of his colleagues would object. But when the presiding officer asked if there were any objections, the North Carolina Republican was stuck, and had to object to his own request.

“I reluctantly object,” said Burr.

Burr’s request would have put the measure, which would permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund and allow the Senate to review and cancel the reauthorization every three years, on the Senate calendar — something Burr apparently was not ready to do.

At first it seemed that Burr was solo on the floor and didn’t have a colleague there to object to his request.

But Colorado Democrat Michael Bennet was on the floor and took the mic to laud Burr’s request for action on the Land and Water Conservation Fund.