Never look behind the curtain

Senator Brenner's machinations might hilariously backfire. Gun Owners of Ohio takes another loss. Joe Biden commutes the sentence of a notorious Cleveland crook, and Ohio State flubs playoff presale.

The Lame Duck Session is an especially gruesome time on the legislative calendar because all the worst elements of the Republican Party are attempting to shanghai right-wing fever dreams into existence by any means necessary.

One way they circumvent opposition and the normal legislation process is by combining pieces of legislation, which happened this w…