I don't usually take pleasure in someone else's pain, BUT ...

[NanceGreggs]

… I seem to be doing that a lot these days.

When I know Donald Trump can’t sleep, it makes me sleep peacefully.

When I know Donald Trump is seething with rage, it makes me calm.

When I know Donald Trump is lashing out in fear, it makes me joyful.

When I know Donald Trump is languishing in loneliness and isolation, I rejoice in the feeling of being surrounded by millions of my fellow decent, moral, ethical Americans.

I know that it may take months, even years, for all of Donald Trump’s crimes to be exposed, and for him to finally be held accountable.

But the fact that he is staring into the dark abyss that his life is about to become, along with his realization that there is no means of escape from everything about to befall him – well, I’m good with that for now.

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

1. One more thing Nance...

He is probably LITERALLY shitting himself.

[hlthe2b]

4. I'm not sure that's a new thing though from what some working on 'the Apprentice' report

[Cirque du So-What]

8. His incontinence makes me continent?

[Ferrets are Cool]

15. His incontinence is it's OWN continent.

[Cirque du So-What]

16. Glad I wasn't sipping coffee when I read that

[Ferrets are Cool]

17. ...

[oswaldactedalone]

21. LOL

[Soxfan58]

24. .

[panader0]

2. I'm happy that instead of the outrage I used to feel daily,

I now just smile and shake my head at his BS. I need to repair my outrage meter
because it's been broken for a coupla years.
I'm still hoping for jail.

[samplegirl]

3. Aside from all he's done...

the lives lost to this buffoons negligence!

[liberal N proud]

5. I enjoy trumps suffering

And I find joy in every trump insurrectionist that is locked up.

Surprised that I have not seen my own brother on that list. Did he, go I don't know because I don't talk to him.

[bucolic_frolic]

6. That's all well and good, but now that the Insurrection is over, what time is Wednesday's Coup?

Trump told us again and again he wanted to arrest HRC, and then Biden.

Now that he has them isolated in DC, you don't think he'll allow that opportunity to float by underutilized, do you?

[marble falls]

7. I think its a mood I have that I didn't think I would ever embrace. Trump has been toxic.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

9. EXCELLENT post. My sentiments, exactly...

Let the chips fall where they may regarding Trump...

[tavernier]

10. His pain doesn't bring me pleasure.

But I get a warm and happy feeling when I think about Joe and Jill sitting over coffee in their kitchen in the mornings, talking about things to do that might make life easier for people who are scared or hungry or homeless or old or poor.

[cwydro]

11. If I give him a thought at all, it's how great it is not to be hearing from or about him.

Not much longer now.

[mwb970]

12. It will begin as a trickle.

Once trump leaves office, the revelations will begin. We think we know what a bad president he was, but we don't. As time goes on and the trickle becomes a flow and then a torrent, even trump's worst critics will be stunned by what he has been up to these last four years.

[MyOwnPeace]

14. It will be SO easy......

to sit back and glow in the aftermath of the defeat of IQ45. We deserve that.

BUT,

we have work to do. We DID win by a landslide (as defined by the RepubliCons with BunkerBoy's 306 electoral votes - same as Joe got!) and now we must follow through with that MANDATE!

And, WOW! - what a great feeling!

[Swede]

13. Schadenfreude

Karma, sword of Damocles,karma... Whatever it is, I'm sleeping a little bit better these days.

[smirkymonkey]

25. +1000

[DemoTex]

30. Sometimes, the best part of waking up is Schadenfreude in your cup.

[niyad]

18. Thank you, Nance. Spot on, as always. I will be glad when my vocal chords finally have a

chance to recover, since I won't be constantly screaming in outrage.

[George II]

19. Sadly, or joyfully, his life has been a dark abyss for decades.

[vlyons]

20. I see it a little differently

I understand your feelings. As a Buddhist, I see the truth of karma. That selfish thoughts, words, and deeds create the karma of suffering; altruistic thoughts, words, and deeds beneficial to the well being of others creates happiness and joy. Trump is now reaping some of the unhappy suffering consequences (karma) of his behavior -- all of his own making.

Justice is a virtue, a virtue written about by Aristotle, Cicero, Seneca, and many others. Equal justice under the law is the bedrock foundation of our democracy. The good news is that experiencing the consequences of his actions, might provide Trump with an epiphany that he and he alone is responsible for where he finds himself. Personally, I think the chances of Trump every getting even a sliver of insight into where he finds himself is slim and none. But I'm open to the possibility that some great wise person will have compassion for him and have the ability to say just the right words to get him started thinking about the law of actions have consequences. He certainly will never examine his behavior and selfishness, if he doesn't experience consequences.

I have long seen Trump as a master class in ethical morality. By that I mean, what it looks like for someone to be completely devoid of ethical morality, because he has literally committed all 10 Buddhist non-virtues of:

No killing, stealing, lying, sexual misconduct
No harsh angry speech, divisive speech, idle gossip
No envy, no ill-will
Lack of mental focus, and lack of wisdom.

[paleotn]

32. You've gotten to the root of Trump's problem. Lack of consequences.

He's never had to experience the consequences of his actions. Thus, he missed the most important part. Learning from them. And not just how those consequences impact himself, but others around him. He's 70+, but morally and ethically he's stunted, like a small child. Trump never learned to accept responsibility and view just consequences as both the fair and inevitable outcome and a learning experience. Growing up, my most dreaded words were..."Well, yea, you screwed up. Now, what did you learn from this?" Failures are sunk costs. Don't dwell on them because you can't undo them, but accept the consequences stoically and learn from them. It's what you do from here on out that's important. Those things stuck with me far more strongly than anything I did right or well. Still do. Trump never had that at any point in his life.

[twodogsbarking]

22. It's ok

he knows we really care what happens to him.

[Butterflylady]

23. Decent, moral and ethical.

That is exactly what a democrat is.

[onecaliberal]

26. You're in good company.

Justice smells delicious.

[yaesu]

27. I never think of how tRump feels, ever, remember, he is a monster, a monster created by genes, an

abusive father, a mother who couldn't stand being around him, mental illness, the money, being bailed out from his mistakes all his life, these natural & man made conditions created this monster who thrives on chaos, hurting people, has no real human qualities, so to think about him being sad, or hurting is a waste of thought.

[Boomerproud]

33. He also created monsters (his cult) that he couldn't control.

[Fla Dem]

28. I rarely wish anything negative on anybody. But......

I'll gladly make an exception for Donald Trump, his sons, Ivanka and Jared. Then there is Stephen Miller, Mitch McConnell, Ted Cruz, Matt Gaetz, Josh Hawley, Bill Barr, Jim Jordan...OMG, I'm losing control, but I can't help it. These people are evil incarnate.

[Jon King]

29. And of course Rush Limbaugh....

This man is going to his grave spewing the same hate that has caused so much agony in the world. Amazing how not even a terminal disease can cause these people to have even an ounce of decency and self reflection.

[paleotn]

34. The three spirits just gave up on Limbaugh...

They thought Scrooge was tough. But this guy. He's hopeless. When the spirit Present showed Limbaugh the children, Ignorance and Want, he said..."why don't they just go out and get jobs?" The spirit, Future, will not be kind to Rush Limbaugh.

[Woodwizard]

31. I enjoy his future misery but

he has released the bigoted racist misogynistic government hating hounds of hell loose. While he will fade away they will be doing destruction for years. There is a whole bunch of Timothy Mcveigh types coming out of this.

[Ilsa]

35. I think a little schadenfreude, occasionally, keeps us

humble and honest. The experience reminds us to live by our values.

I'm sleeping better, but I'll sleep my best when I know trump no longer can communicate with Putin or his minions.

[RichardRay]

36. Perhaps all true,

...and a little bit of that never hurt. But remember, he still has the football.

[mtnsnake]

37. I'm proud to be right there with you in feeling the same exact way about him because

it makes me feel so much more at peace to know that the most evil person on this earth is finally suffering from the humiliation he has long had coming to him.

I cherish this day knowing that deep inside he greatly laments the fact that he ever decided to run for president.

It warms my heart to know that he will never be able to screw "little" people ever again out of their life savings.

It makes me smile from ear to ear that he is going broke.

It fills my entire body with joy knowing that he knows for himself that everyone in the world hates his guts, everyone but the dumbest fools in the country, that is.

Across the entire planet, Trump's name is MUD, and that in itself gives me the kind of satisfaction that cannot be expressed in words.