You Blew It, Republicans - Twice
Whatever delusions the GOP held about Trump when he was elected were surely gone by the time of his first impeachment trial. By then you knew that he was a lying, corrupt, out-of-control criminal whose behaviour was not only detrimental to the country, but a liability to your party.
I realize that the former was of no concern to you, but thought at least the latter would have been.
You could have rid yourself of the Orange menace then and there by voting to convict. But you chose to persist in defending his actions - actions you knew were illegal, and demonstrated that your "pResident" was a loose cannon who had no regard for the survival of your party, and even less regard for the welfare of a nation.
Perhaps you adopted the perennially-concerned Susan Collins' position that Trump had "learned his lesson", and would rein-in his demons and walk the straight-and-narrow for the remainder of his term in office.
But that didn't happen, and you were handed that rarest of things - a second chance. A second chance to correct your mistakes, a second chance to declare that in inciting and orchestrating an insurrection against the US government and democracy itself, your "pResident" had gone too far and should be removed from office.
It seemed so obvious, so in-your-face apparent, that finally declaring that enough was enough was the GOP's last hope of retaining any credibility as a political force was to vote to convict in a second impeachment trial. But instead, you chose to stand by your man, and pretend that the events of January 6th simply never happened.
So where are you now, Republicans? You are left holding the bag. You are left still defending a man who is being exposed as what he's always been - and what you've always known him to be: a grifter whose wealth is a fabrication, whose business savvy is being revealed as complete fiction, whose financial transactions are being proven to be nothing more than a smoke-and-mirrors attempt to avoid prosecution.
Despite the seriousness of pending charges, I cannot help but be amused by your party's futile attempts to portray Trump as an innocent victim of politically-motivated investigations into his crimes - as though those damned Democrats 'n' Liberals put a gun to his head and forced him to falsify his tax returns and financial statements.
You are where you are, Republicans, because you blew TWO chances to kick your beloved "pResident" to the curb.
Actions have consequences - and you're about to understand what those consequences are.
BTW, good luck in 2024. I'm sure that your defense of a by-then-indicted former "pResident" will serve you well in convincing American voters just how dedicated your party is to upholding the Constitution and the rule of law.
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...Trump and many republicans haven't got a clue...says Stu. ....(some know, they are in the minority)
....Trump is poison to the U.S.A......and that will be proven to all soon. (NO, I don't know how soon) 
Hi Nance!
