It is a truth universally acknowledged that a person who makes a radical change to his hairstyle is going through or just getting over a difficult time in his life.

Earlier this month there was some whispering that Rep. Pete Sessions had dyed his salt-’n’-pepper locks to a more uniform brown.

Two short weeks later we learn that the Texas lawmaker, chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, and his wife, Juanita, are separating after 26 years of marriage.