Red Flags All Over for Senate Republicans

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9. They thought Moscow Mitch would be their Lord Protector

They never imagined that hitching their wagons to Trump would bring them right off the edge of a cliff, and I'll bet more than a few of them are wishing they had shown a little more independence over the last three years. The tax cut should never have been voted into being, Trump's budget should never have gotten out of committee, Kavanaugh should never have been confirmed, most of Trump's cabinet should have been refused as not competent for their positions, etc etc.

But they all played along, figuring the Republican base would never see that neither they nor their emperor had any clothes on. Now only criminal voting right suppression and fraudulent vote counting can save them. Maybe if the margin is just too great for them to score some "surprise upset victories," the Democratic Senate and Pelosi's House can finally enact some legislation to make voting rights suppression a major felony.

A year ago, I had the privilege of putting forth to a group of high muckamucks the suggestion of a new law that stated that if you were a U.S. citizen 18 years old or older, you had the right to vote. Period. My words got a round of applause. And then, they were forgotten. As usual. Maybe one fine day that will change?