A Very Washington Love Story

摘要

"This is going to be sick," a Senate staffer gleefully told his companion as they settled in to watch two of Washington's most junior senators speak at the Newseum across from the U.S. Capitol. Prison reform, the topic of the discussion, is a noble cause for sure, but that's not what filled the seats on a recent stormy summer night. As one lobbyist in the hall announced, they were "just here for the show": the first joint appearance by Cory Booker, Democrat of New Jersey, and Rand Paul, Republican of Kentucky, Washington's newest odd couple.