No one should support a politician out of fear.

Likewise, no politician should support their voters out of fear.

Fear is no reason to support anyone.

Yet, there are many Republican office-holders who are afraid they may be the target of a tweet from Donald Trump. Also, they are afraid their base of voters will turn against them if they disagree with Donald Trump. They are a fearful bunch.

Fear should be an indicator that one may be in the wrong place? If you are afraid, you probably should be someplace else?

But Trump and his base seem to prefer their Congressmen and Senators fear them, rather than respect them?

Does Trump really need the military in order to declare martial law?

Could he not use County Sheriff and local Police Depts to quell violence?

Could he not use the Homeland Security forces?

Could he use ICE?

Could he request friendly Governors to assist with their National Guard?

Could he use the US Marshals?

Isn't there a lot of "military-style" units he could use if he really wanted to declare "martial law"? He doesn't really need the US military?

Republicans' Catch-22.

They could rid themselves of Donald Trump's control of their Party very easily. They could get rid of him in the next two weeks if they wanted. They could request that the House impeach him and they could convict immediately. He would no longer be permitted to run for public office. He would not be able run against them in 2024.

But, also, he could make their lives miserable. He could recruit opponents to primary them. He could threaten them with a tweet.

So, they take the easy way out.

They praise him.

Wasted Days and Wasted Nights

Will Trump skip his rally in GA?

If he goes, I seriously doubt that he will campaign for the two Republicans.

He will probably attack Republicans.

His purpose would be to instigate an insurrection, not win an election.

It's like a car wreck you can't stop looking at...

It's unbelievable!

It's obsessive. You can't stop channel-surfing to see more of the "tape".

It's like a huge bag of buttered popcorn!

It's like the last episode of Dallas. "Who shot J.R."?

The tell.

All he wants is 11,780 votes.

In other words, if he wins by only one vote, he is willing to claim victory.

But, 11,779 votes by Biden is not enough?

But one vote is enough for Donnie Two Scoops?

If the Republicans were smart, which they are not, they would impeach him and convict him and prevent him from ever running for office again.

His call was so similar to the call to the Ukraine President. He wanted him to help defeat Biden also. And he was willing to bribe him to get it done.

It is a pattern with this criminal.

Americans need to understand, this is not about Democrats or Republicans.

This is about America. This is about your country. This is about your democracy.

Americans need to understand that an election was held and the votes were fairly and honestly counted.

Simply saying that an election was stolen or "rigged" does not make it so. It is highly irresponsible, to say the least, to promote such ideas.

The election was challenged with the Governors and Secretarys of State in several states. There were recounts and recounts and another recount. Each time the votes were certified.

The state electors certified the elections in their states. Trump and his regime took it to the courts. They went before 60 judges and they all ruled against Trump and his regime. They rallied 17 State Attorney Generals to take the case before the Supreme Court of this land. And the Supreme Court ruled against them.

What more can the American people expect to see??

This is about your country, not your Party, and certainly not the wannabe dictator that is warping your minds.

How much of a threat is Donald Trump to our National Security?

Not only Donald Trump, but the entire Trump regime, including those that received Top Secret security clearances against the advice of the intelligence professionals?

I am sure Biden's national security apparatus is discussing this every day. How do they handle it? What can they do to control it? Can it be neutralized?

How can they prevent Trump and Family from exposing all of America's secrets? Should they simply beat him to the punch and declassify it all? There are a lot of questions with very few answers.

If Edward Snowden was bad for our intelligence, then the Trumps are a thousand times worse. It is a dilemma for our National Security Council, I am sure.

Do they monitor their movements, their phone calls, their meetings, their business associates, and everything they do? Would that even be possible?

This is a problem for our country.

Reality Check: This is a very serious "coup attempt"

Trump and his confederates are doing everything in their power to overthrow this election. There is nothing they will not try, if they believe it has the slightest chance of succeeding.

But it is more than just attempting to "overthrow" an election. It is an attempt to overthrow our government. Call it whatever you wish.

It could be argued that Trump has successfully overthrown the Republican Party already. At least, the Republican Party as we have known it.

The Republicans made a deal with the devil and they could be prepared to get their just desserts? They have lost the Presidency, the House, and maybe the Senate? We should know by Wednesday morning.

If not the end of the Republican Party, it will be a Party that is terribly splintered and divided. But, that is the least of America's problem at the moment.

There is plenty of blame to go around, including right down to each individual voter. We had a chance to get rid of the disease now occupying the White House, but we did not put enough pressure on the elected officials to get the job done, and we are now where we are. I have little doubt but that it will be debated thoroughly in the future.

However, we are presently in the middle of an attempted coup. Too many Republicans have joined with the conspirators to overthrow a fair and honest election. They wish to install something other than a democracy. It is a present threat to us all.

It is incumbent upon us all to recognize the situation we face, in the most realistic and honest way possible.