Virtually every Republican in congress has lined up in support of Mr. Trump.  They do not seem to be at all concerned with what he does as long as there is an “R” next to his name.  He is a (R) Republican and that is all that matters.  Therefore, he can do no wrong.  Senators Chuck Grassley and senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell , Representatives Devin Nunez and Speaker Paul Ryan and most other congressional Republicans have lined up behind Mr. Trump.  And they appear to be determined to carry out any orders that might be implied during his press conferences or by way of his “beautiful twitter account.” These congressmen seem to be oblivious to the fact that our democracy was attacked by a foreign power via our election system, that that foreign power made efforts to manipulate that system so that it would favor Mr. Trump, and that we have an upcoming election in 2018 to which that foreign power still remains a threat.

I cannot understand why these Republicans can remain so comfortable and calm and continue to support Mr. Trump under such dire circumstances, especially after two people who were closely associated with him and his campaign have been targeted by special counsel Robert Mueller and have now been arraigned on criminal charges.  The details of these charges, at the very least, suggest that Mr. Trump and his campaign might be privy to the actions that were taken by these two people that caused them to be targeted and charged.  I asked before “what will it take to make congressional Republicans take action against Mr. Trump and I continue to ask this question.  What will it take?!  And I submit that even if they take action now they should still be held accountable for their inaction, which allowed this problem to continue up to this point.

There was a recent poll taken that said that about 80% of Trump supporters said that Mr. Trump should remain in office even if it is proven that he and members of his administration colluded with Russia during the 2016 election.  Since these Republican congressmen have been reluctant to act against Mr. Trump because they are afraid of him and his base, if 80% of his supporters believe that he should remain in office even if collusion is proven, this is neither an encouraging sign for America nor is it a sign that congressional Republicans will acquiesce and do the right thing!  Instead, it is a sign that rather than honoring the oath that they took to the Constitution (not to Mr. Trump), these Republicans will choose to remain the Trump Fealty Squad and to place Mr. Trump and party above our country!  A number of those Republicans mentioned have already knelt and kissed Mr. Trump’s ring; some on more than one occasion.  The multiple time kissers are those who fell away but for various reasons returned to the fold.

Those supporters that Mr. Trump has surrounded himself with are encouraging him to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller and they are preparing cover for him by providing the rationale for this firing in advance; they are working hard to discredit Special Counsel Mueller and smear his character.  And it also appears that Steve Bannon and Sean Hannity are spearheading these efforts.  Everything that is going on right now at the highest levels in our government is surreal and that makes it hard for me to focus in on, grasp the true gravity of and fully comprehend how serious America’s situation is already.  I do not believe that I am the only American who is feeling this way.  If I am correct and that is the case, whether we are Democrats, Republicans or Independents, we need to focus, find a way to get through all of the obfuscation, peel away all of the ancillary stuff, and make sure that we do our part to get America out of this mess that we find ourselves in.  Then, we need to ‘Stay Focused’!  I know what I am going to do; I am going to do my part.  What are you going to do?

Eulus Dennis – author, Operation Rubik’s Cube and Living Between The Line