It could have been worse

Maxine Waters will get to subpoena Trump’s tax records, but Texas will continue to be represented, in several senses, by Ted Cruz.

ETA: Last words from Charlie Pierce before he goes pay

And firsts

Good news

Only one dead pimp elected this year.

End of an era

The Republican victory in the Senate reminds us that the unelected, elitist, activist Court that gave us school desegregation, legal birth control & abortion, an end to laws against consensual sodomy, different-race and same-sex marriage, and lots of good decisions on smut & police excess can no longer be counted on, and we will have to find other ways to reach our remaining goals.