In his first extensive interview since his defeat by a Trump-backed challenger, the Texas Republican said the Senate was in for a "bumpy ride" as he and others flex new political freedom.
That she, of all people, looked past his 2008 conviction tells you everything you need to know about how unreliable and corroded the legal world has become.
A reader is unsure whether to tell his wife about her sister's drunken musings, including an imagined scenario in which they might rekindle their long-ago love affair.