I think there was a second part to that adage that was lost over the years it is "...unless you have a complicit press."

Well said dcase. You nailed the cast of characters brilliantly. I'm thinking that were the stakes not so dire this administration could be apt fodder for an updated Hogan's Heroes sitcom. And then there's Pelosi and Reid. I haven't been able to close my mouth for 3 and a half months due to the jaw-dropping antics of this circus act. Each day I think "they can't possibly top this egregiousness" I am proven wrong.