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On the day I was born

The nurses all gathered ’round

And they gazed in wide wonder

At the joy they had found

The head nurse spoke up

Said “leave this one alone”

She could tell right away

That I would change Senate rules to allow certain executive branch nominations to proceed on a simple majority vooooooote!

The sunglasses are of course related to the eye injury Senator Reid recently suffered. But still, I think that even after he’s fully recovered he should keep them on for all future press conferences.

Paul Waldman is a weekly columnist and senior writer for The American Prospect. He also writes for the Plum Line blog at The Washington Post and The Week and is the author of Being Right Is Not Enough: What Progressives Must Learn From Conservative Success. Follow @paulwaldman1