Boss Trump told his raving base “Just this week I stuck up for three great warriors against the deep state.” I don’t know where he got the idea that the three are “great” warriors. Of course, “great” is one of the few words he can use to express his approval. At least he did not call them the greatest warriors. It appears that whatever one might find to say about these criminals, “great” is not a good fit.

Then, “the deep state.” He picked this phrase up from right-wing conspiracy mongers. They seem to mean by this term the experienced, dedicated professionals who keep this country afloat. The Trump years have shown us that government by people who do not know what they are doing and don’t care can render the U.S. ridiculous in very little time.

I think I would prefer a deep state to a bleepstate in which the President uses foul language in public, to a sheepstate in which Republicans are sure to go anywhere that Mary goes, to a creepstate of back channels and side channels and conspiracies run by 3rd-raters and thieves, while Giulliani and Stephen Miller and the Jevankas and the spooky committee of evangelicals crawl in and out of the woodwork. And I would surely prefer a deep state to a sleepstate in which the invincible ignorance, sloth, hatred, and fears of virtually uneducated voters are pandered to.