President Trump has a personal schema that regularly plays out — stand tough against your enemies; exhibit restraint when it's beneficial to do so; and then, when exonerated, claim victory loud and proud.  This framework just repeated itself.  Trump was compelled to withstand a shoddy impeachment trial, enabling his transgressors the opportunity to state their egregious case against him.  He was soon vindicated.  After the expected clearance of both charges, abuse of power and obstructing an investigation, not only did he claim victory, but he eviscerated his opponents and literally shoved his acquittal in their faces.  Some may feel that the last step of the Trumpian design was unnecessary.  After all, most of us were raised to be gracious in our triumphs.  We conservatives are well known for our restraint and, many times, neglect to shout out our hard won victories.  That is...(Read Full Post)