If our Republic is to be rescued from the anti-democratic and corrupt Trump-Putin partnership, there is a relatively short list of influential Republicans who should put the American people ahead of partisan agendas.
Or at least to use that explanation for cover if doing the right thing alone is too unpalatable.
Two of these potential big players are from Wisconsin, and therefore reachable by Wisconsin citizens, opinion-makers, editorial writers, political activists and others.
* US House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan.
* Former Republican National Committee chairman and current Trump White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus.
Without effective pressure on and from these two Wisconsinites, there will be no serious and independent probe of Putin and Team Trump's symbiotic moves.
And since some of you are ready to call me crazy, so I'll add this one more thought.
Ryan and Priebus no doubt prefer Vice-President Mike Pence as a more reliably, conservative Republican incumbent President through at least 2020.
And if Trump is persuaded to leave, as was Richard Nixon, Ryan and Priebus are perfectly positioned to pitch Pence best friend Scott Walker as the appointed Veep to replace the elevated Pence.
Remember that Pence Righter than right for Republicans on the issues dear to their deeply reactionary hearts and donors:
Bashing unions, rewarding private choice schools, defunding Planned Parenthood, overturning Roe V. Wade, deregulating Wall Street, adding tax cuts for the rich, and on and on and on.
Too crazy a scenario?
Makes sense to me as a way for Republicans, who are in charge right now, to navigate their party and credit card financiers through uncharted, dangerous waters.
Or at least to use that explanation for cover if doing the right thing alone is too unpalatable.
Two of these potential big players are from Wisconsin, and therefore reachable by Wisconsin citizens, opinion-makers, editorial writers, political activists and others.
* US House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan.
* Former Republican National Committee chairman and current Trump White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus.
Without effective pressure on and from these two Wisconsinites, there will be no serious and independent probe of Putin and Team Trump's symbiotic moves.
And since some of you are ready to call me crazy, so I'll add this one more thought.
Ryan and Priebus no doubt prefer Vice-President Mike Pence as a more reliably, conservative Republican incumbent President through at least 2020.
And if Trump is persuaded to leave, as was Richard Nixon, Ryan and Priebus are perfectly positioned to pitch Pence best friend Scott Walker as the appointed Veep to replace the elevated Pence.
Remember that Pence Righter than right for Republicans on the issues dear to their deeply reactionary hearts and donors:
Bashing unions, rewarding private choice schools, defunding Planned Parenthood, overturning Roe V. Wade, deregulating Wall Street, adding tax cuts for the rich, and on and on and on.
Too crazy a scenario?
Makes sense to me as a way for Republicans, who are in charge right now, to navigate their party and credit card financiers through uncharted, dangerous waters.