This week’s opening thought: If after watching last night's Senate vote you’re still thinking that either major political party in the United States cares about you enough not to do egregious levels of harm to millions of people or has the backbone to stand up for you, fight for you, and represent your needs in tangible ways that won't have you choosing between healthcare or food for you and your family then I don’t think we’re watching the same TV show. Hell, we’re not even watching the same channel.

You’re watching Christmas movies on the Hallmark Channel.

The rest of us are watching Buried in the Backyard on Oxygen, and we’re horrified by what we see.