So, it's settled: The Senate now, at the moment, has 51 Democratic seats. Manchin has lost his ability to strangle legislation, and Sinema, too, can no longer grab the limelight with obstructiveness. Of course, things change, and the Parties will be playing behind the curtain, I have no doubt, to get players to switch sides. There will be deaths; there will be traumas that challenge the measure of integrity; things will happen to mess with this balance that is slightly less delicate than the... Sign in to see full entry.