On Trump's poling/approval numbers, he has a high floor, and a low ceiling. That has been the case all along. Those who like him, like him a lot. He will maintain core believers despite everything short of something highly impeachable. There are plenty of folks who simply believe in him, and facts and logic don't enter into it. He has brazenly broken every political taboo, and won. Examples are myriad.
The Republicans are performing acrobatic maneuvers that would make Cirque du Soleil performers jealous. McCain, who will probably not fight another campaign, supports Trump with his votes. Trump, Spicer,
et al, can have rained-down incredibly disingenuous shit on McCain, yet he still votes along party lines.
Political calculus is at work, and the formula is always, "Will I win the next election?" The Republicans, from Paul Ryan down (and down is relative; it's far, far below ground) don't want to piss-off that base of believers Trump has. It's the same political calculus that allowed the Tea Party to ravage the Republican party.
The trick is Republicans can't turn against a freshly minted Republican POTUS right off the bat, especially when they control Congress. Trump just won the election, and the world is their oyster. So, they have to toe the line. On the other hand, if they let this gong show proceed for weeks, months, a year, two years... they can't suddenly turn on a dime. Their own numbers may take a hit, but after tolerating Trump for a period of time, people will naturally want to know, "Why now?" The exceptions will be those who have mid-term battles to fight, and if Trump's base actually erodes in a significant way, making it safe to go against him.
Every politician behaves the same, though I've observed, over and over, that right-wing (versus true conservatives) politicians are likely to play for themselves, the team, and only then, principles, in that order. It's right there in the philosophy - individualism over socialism.
In any case, the POTUS is a grasping ignoramus being led around by one of the most dangerous people to ever occupy a spot in the White House - Steve Bannon. That guy is anything but stupid, and entirely crazy. His beliefs are off-the-scale batshit-insane. When he gets Trump to pronounce the batshit from the mount, the core believes it too. Bannon is a guy who wants to see it all burn, and he has the chops to make it happen. Pence is a gadfly next to Bannon.
So, here we are. A POTUS who is influenced by a nutjob from Breitbart, a Congress that has folded under the weight of their own cowardice, and an as-yet unrealized executive branch who can't figure-out how to turn on the fucking lights.
But, hey, at least Canada is looking forward to the
possibility of having Sarah Palin as the US ambassador to Canada.
You guys are really outdoing yourselves. Bra-fucking-vo.
A quantum state of signature may or may not be here... you just ruined it.