Every morning we are greeted with more evidence that Trump is literally horrible. This morning, for example, we have more evidence that he is sticking with the Sean Hannity, cartoon version of the Iranian nuclear arms deal, and appears to be determined to undermine the agreement worked out between Russia, China, Britain, France, Germany and Iran. He is determined to go to war with somebody, and soon.
But what is perhaps worse is how there is no congressional opposition to this belligerent child-man in the White House. The Republicans appear ready to pass the latest “health care” monstrosity, and the Democrats are worse than useless.
There continues to be no coherent response from Democrats to the daily assaults on our Democratic norms. There is only meekly hoping that the Mueller investigation …finds “something.” Trump and his inner circle of corrupt cronies and outer circle of corrupt GOP sycophants must be thinking “So what if it does find something? Democrats will never force the issue.”
And they are right to think that the Democrats have no response. No leadership, no guiding principles and no sway over public opinion. The Democrats have ceded their oppositional authority to late night comedians.
We are the hollow men
We are the stuffed men
Leaning together
Headpiece filled with straw. Alas!
Our dried voices, when
We whisper together
Are quiet and meaningless
As wind in dry grass
Or rats’ feet over broken glass
In our dry cellar