The Senate Changes Its Rules

The bitter polarization of our partisan politics has reached a new historical height, or perhaps sunk to a new depth, depending on your perspective.

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WASHINGTON — The Senate voted on Thursday to eliminate the use of the filibuster against most presidential nominees, a move that will break the Republican blockade of President Obama’s picks to cabinet posts and the federal judiciary. The change is the most fundamental shift in the way the Senate functions in more than a generation.

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“The need for change is so, so very obvious. It is clearly visible. It is time to get the Senate working.”

-- Senator Harry Reid (D)

“You think this is in the best interest of the United States Senate and the American people? I say to my friends on the other side of the aisle, you’ll regret this. And you may regret it a lot sooner than you think.”

-- Senator Mitch McConnell (R)

{Source: New York Times}

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A Little Rain

A little rain this afternoon caught me by surprise, but I am glad to have the cats inside. They have been running wild for a while, and I cannot help worrying that they might become feral again. I might not sleep so well tonight, but it feels like it is about time that I paid some dues on my love.

Nina Zero

Our lovely Nina Zero goes all the way with Billy b, and the rich-boy artist knows his way around the ladies. Nina’s old beau, Wrex, does not compare, except in terms of wrecking her life. All of Nina’s lovers give it to her good in that department.

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He kissed me sweet, at first, and I thought, Okay, this is nice. Before my thoughts went from ‘nice’ to ‘now what’, the kiss deepened. My head started to spin, and then he had me naked in his arms and wondering how he got my clothes off so fast. It never occurred to me that any man could touch my body and know exactly what I was feeling, what I wanted to feel, how to get me from one to the other. It was like he plugged directly into my nervous system. He set off sparks of energy that could make me shake. I was amazed at how responsive I was when he touched me. The only time Wrex made me shake was with anger. He worked just hard enough to get me excited, so he could think yeah, he’s sexy, he’s good in bed, and then, bang, it was over. Sure, Wrex had a great body, but I’m sorry, even if you own a Ferrari, you’re not going to win many races when you’ve got a nine-year-old behind the wheel.

-- “Shooting Elvis” by Robert M. Eversz

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