Doesn’t it make you wonder why Republican loyalists cleave so tightly to their Dear Leader. After all, he has no government power. He has no legislative power. His only power is that oversized mouth and ego. And yet, that is seemingly enough to engender such abject fealty.

Perhaps there is some logic afoot. There is clearly an effort nationwide to preemptively damage the voting process either by gerrymandering or by insertion of Republican loyalists in key state offices who would be willing to subvert or negate election results not favorable to Republican candidates. We will see a dry run of these tactics in the midterms. If successful, Republicans will assure themselves key victories and will remain undetected by claiming historical precedent.

Ignore at our peril the significance of a Trump media outlet. This will be a propaganda machine that will put to shame any government owned media anywhere globally. And of course unfettered access to the airwaves by the nation’s preeminent megalomaniac will surely tilt an already perilous balance of power even further into the abyss.

These latest actions of Trump’s team, to defy and defile judicial process is a clue to what they believe will become reality. That Donald Trump will be president again and all the sins of the believers will be washed away. It is no wonder Putin does not take Biden seriously. He knows Biden is but a temporary intrusion. Even more horrifying is the thought that all this corruption will live beyond Trump. His offspring are more than primed to carry the mantle.

And so we watch as Democrats become Nero fiddling. Perhaps they think the Republican nuts will ultimately reveal themselves for the crazy, cult driven loons they are. But the rub here is everybody already knows what they are and have decided it’s okay. That strategy is a loser. They are playing a game where the win is achieved by cheating and insuring that all opposing players lose. Any reasonable person would avoid a rigged game but unwittingly Democrats continue to pull out hundred dollar bills. You are running out of time and money. Play smart while you still can.