I was in a time crunch yesterday just trying to catch my breath when news broke that the Senate Republicans had chosen John Thune to be the new Senate Majority Leader when congress convenes in January. I wanted readers here to be aware of the development, but lacking the time to crank out 1,000 words about it, I simply wrote “Ugh” as a one-word comment.
That came across as a bit of a cryptic message to some readers who emailed and asked for some actual clarity, so I will crank out 1,000 words on the subject this morning.