Have Yourself a Mueller Little Christmas

By Maria Behan — SPOTLIGHT

Election Night felt pretty good this year. Early on, it was clear that Democrats were going to gain control of the House of Representatives — and that control will be a game-changer when it comes to holding Donald Trump accountable for undermining our democracy (not to mention norms of humanity and syntax). Winning the House gives the Democrats the muscle they need to subpoena witnesses, examine Trump’s tax returns, and hopefully, expose what most of us already know: Trump is not only the most unfit person to hold the presidency, but the most corrupt.

And it’s looking increasingly certain that the office itself was stolen. If it’s proven that Trump and his minions worked with Russia to cram his bulbous ass behind the Oval Office’s Resolute desk, Trump’s presidency should be annulled. Every executive order, judicial appointment, and scrap of legislation that has flowed like sewage from his illegitimate presidency should be expunged. That prospect is thrilling; but of course, it’s a long shot.

Then again, the recent election shows that long shots sometimes hit the bull’s-eye. Democrats didn’t just take control of the House, they did so by taking 40 — count ’em, 40 — Republican seats. (If allegations of ballot-tampering in North Carolina are true, Democrats may yet pick up a 41stseat.) Since so many…