When you've lost the Wall Street Journal, it's time to go.
The two main editorials are scathing and well-deserved rebukes. Unlike most publications, the Journal has always been fair in its analysis of this president, both critiquing and affirming, neither pandering nor posturing. Some describe it as "pro-Trump," but that's nonsense.
Here, the editors say exactly what needs to be said. I particularly agree with the last sentence of their second editorial, about Trump erasing his legacy. Trump had the chance to burnish his legacy in these last weeks of his presidency, not only by conceding the election but by fighting for the Georgia Senate seats in order to leave mostly intact some of his accomplishments. Instead, with his month-long tantrum, he has left behind a unified Congress which will pull the country further left than a divided Congress would have allowed.
I believe the next two years will be ugly and can only hope the GOP can re-group and live to fight another day. The only silver lining I see is that, by leaving in this way, he has essentially ended his political career. Had he left with head held high and a functional Congress, there was a good chance he'd try to come back in 2024. Now I believe he has written his political obituary. He won't be back.
"In the name of God, go."
"Mr. Trump has erased much of his own legacy."
