Why is it that the only elected representatives of the Republican Party in Washington who are willing to speak out against the dangers posed daily by Trump are either suffering from brain cancer or retiring from office?

In the absence of a genuine leadership, people are left to congregate around whoever is left that is willing to step up to the mic.

The Republican Party’s failure to stand up to Trump, Bannon and certain elements of the Republican base has only helped fuel their rise.

Ironically, those Republican members of Congress who had hoped their silence would buy them electoral stability are in for a rude awakening as Bannon launches a broad and expansive assault to defeat them in 2018.