There are manifold explanations for Trump’s success in the late election, lots of criticism of Biden for delaying his exit, criticism of the Harris campaign for lack of dynamism, criticism of the Democratic Party for misunderstanding the American people, and so on.

I’ve not seen anyone complain about Merrick Garland’s delays in prosecuting Trump for insurrection and about Fani Willis screwing up the Georgia case. Am I naive to think that if these two had done a better job Trump might really have been on his way to jail? 

Of course, there’s Judge Aileen Cannon’s contribution to Trump’s escape from prison. Am I the only one who thinks she is simply corrupt?

And the Supreme Court and their gift of immunity! If a sitting president murders his wife, is he immune from prosecution if he claims that the murder was required by his presidential office?

And I would complain also about the American judicial system. We have had a dramatic manifestation of what we’ve known all along, that if you have enough cash and connections you need never go to jail. 

And who would not call insurrection a grievous crime, one that can’t be blown off like more routine offenses like statutory rape, accepting bribes, or gross nepotism? But I guess so many well-placed people were complicit in the insurrection that the powers that be decided to obfuscate and downplay the greatest crime to occur in my lifetime.