the happy hayseeds

f you're Chuck Hagel, a funny thing happened on the way to the Pentagramgon.

You're on your way to your first day on the new job, when, suddenly, you are set upon by ruffians.

Extremely good writer Charlie Pierce (libs who write for money have generally got what it takes) has the story, the lineup of unhappy hayseeds in the US Senate, and their individual modus operandii.

Photo: 1920's string band the Happy Hayseeds.