I don't know what was going on with Ted Cruz, but I do know that he asked her if she thought babies were racist.

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So, yeah.

This was the first big day.

Yesterday was all, you know, preening and speechifying from the senators.

And today, senators came out guns blazing asking questions.

And I don't know.

I was predictably irritated at the predictable cast of characters,

but generally I thought it was just kind of like, you know, like there were some Republicans

trying to make a big stink out of some things, but generally it seemed like it was relatively

low key. Yeah, I mean, you know, it was the, you know, and I mean,

just sort of programming note, Amani and I have hopped out mid proceedings because seriously,

these people keep talking. So, you know, we've got a few more senators to, to talk today yet,

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