Let History Judge

We are long past the threshold at which this president should be removed. He is so patently unfit, a pathological liar, ignorant and dangerous. Rumors from the Middle East, per Wesley Clark, that Trump's children are in danger - presumably from Putin or some other political Grendel - are actually believable. That is how strange and disturbing our time has become. Mattis gone, the Syria decision, smashing of norms, his extensive "acting" cabinet and still the Congress does not act. The Senate in particular has abandoned its role as intended by our founders, and performed by tradition. One of the serious consequences of inaction, of the Faustian bargain by McConnell and his team (to get a bankrupting tax cut and judges of the right stripe installed) could be actual armed clashes. Rather than acting to remove this guy when it became obvious he should be removed, the Senate has allowed the continuing disaster inflate Trumps supporters' sense of right. They are emboldened by the constant reinforcing acts and statements that amplify their convictions. The longer this goes on the more likely a departure before 2020 could be messy, and we could seethe politically. Mueller's report will surely be damning, and broadly. Let's hope the revelations are enough to convince even supporters that a new course is necessary.