Surreal article in the Times today about the house Senators Schumer and Durbin and Representatives Miller and Delahunt share while in D.C.

As a general rule, the abode is hardly fit for entertaining, or even for a health inspector. It is used for convenience: sleeping, ditching stuff, and fast-food consumption — the kinds of functions prized by vagabond politicians whose families are back in their home states and who generally spend only their working weekdays here.

I always find it fascinating to learn how things work in that town, outside of the Sunday morning talk shows and the headlines.

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