As Republicans in Congress line up to help Trump obstruct justice, think for a minute about what is going on, and what it says about the state of the GOP. These guys are hacks and apparatchiks, most of whom know nothing about policy. But they're not idiots 1/
Surely the vast majority of Rs in Congress have privately reached the same conclusions as anyone reading the news: Trump is deeply corrupt, his campaign colluded with a foreign power, and he may well be subject to blackmail that is shaping US policy 2/
But they're running cover for him anyway -- with not one serious dissenter. So we're looking at a whole party so addicted to power, so determined to serve donors' interests, that it's essentially willing to condone treason. Trump is a symptom of a much deeper rot 3/
I've been cynical about the state of conservatism for a long time, but even I find it hard to wrap my mind around this -- not to mention the corruption of conservative media, evangelicals, and more. With this much rot, you really do wonder how the republic survives 4/
