Craig Calcaterra and Paul Krugman calling it like it is.

Cup of Coffee: January 21, 2026:

And what can we say about the cowardly Republicans in Congress, who are still sustaining Trump even though many of them – perhaps most of them – are privately appalled by his behavior? It would take just eight of these people — four Republican senators and four Republican House members — to switch sides and caucus with the Democrats to end G.O.P. control of Congress and eliminate much of Trump’s power. But taking such a step would mean risking Trump’s wrath by standing up and acting like patriots, rather than knuckling down and averting their eyes as Trump descends into madness.

How did a great, sophisticated nation, one of the world’s longest-standing republics, end up so fragile that it can be undone by one man’s dementia? That’s an important question, the answer to which I believe lies in the straight line from Bush vs Gore and the Roberts Supreme Court, to January 6th, to the execution of Renee Good. However, what’s more important is that we realize where we are right now, that we don’t try to sugarcoat and sanewash what’s happening: A petulant, violent and deranged individual is running America.

As I've said many times before, Trump's madness will end one day, preferably soon as the result of this very ill man's death. After it does, it is imperative that we do whatever possible to punish those who were complicit in his tyranny, to not allow any of them to rehabilitate themselves or to claim that they were not responsible, and to do whatever is necessary, including the passing of multiple Constitutional amendments, in order to prevent it from happening again.