Is there anything about modern politics that doesn’t bring to mind a Monty Python skit? In response to my post below, commenter Stuart Zechman posits this clip, which is a perfect encapsulation of the United States Senate:
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UPDATE: The WGDBAC just passed the reconciliation bill, 56-43.