This morning the New York Times did us all a great favor.  It gave us the anwer to every defense the Republicans have made of Trump.  One by one.

I agree with them that using the term Quid Pro Quo was a big mistake on our part.  First, nobody knows what that means, but more importantly, it’s not illegal.  Extortion is illegal.  This was extortion.

Trump extorted Ukraine with money that a bi-partisan congress passed giving them the damn money.  Trump had no right to withhold the money or to extort an entire country with it. It’s not his money. It’s our money. He cannot use it for extortion for his own personal gain.

However, my advice for the day is this:  do not get into an argument with a Republican. Anyone who thinks that making fun of handicapped people is okay is not going to listen to reason.

Thanks to Kary for the heads up.