It makes me wonder if the lesson learned by the reactionary irrationalists is the not do a half-assed coup. They were a lot closer to achieving their objectives than some might give them credit for. What's the saying, "when you strike at the king, you must kill him?" Don't doubt their "lost cause" dedication, ready to rise up again after stewing in the shadows. And the pushback must always rise to the occasion, maybe even throw in a little offense, ya think?

Fun times ahead.

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"An NPR reporter observed: Democrats had a chance of opening up the trial with witnesses about what really happened in the White House “from primary sources, but in the end the desire to be done won out.” The loss was steadfast courage and an abdication of constitutional duty to lay down markers to preserve the nation’s Republic for ourselves and our posterity against wannabe Trumps craving dictatorial powers.

In the end, the rush trial was not a matter of rationing the Senate’s time, it was not a matter of Senate ignorance or incapacity. It was a loss of nerve and the disastrous misguided strategy of Speaker Pelosi with her House Managers selected for pliability.

Democrats deliberately disabled themselves. History teaches that cowardice is possessed of infinite obstinacy. We are fortunate that the nation’s founders against King George III were made of sterner stuff. The Constitution’s framers endowed their descendants with sufficient congressional authority to prevent coming full circle back to monarchy under a different name. Alas, we are not so fortunate in our current congressional leadership and the portentous forces they have emboldened and ignited in the coming years."