Ex-president DT continues to bleed supporters. Rally attendance is down, and those who come start leaving early as he blathers on. His mental decline, which started at least 10 years ago, may be accelerated by his bout with COVID-45. His physical condition puts him at extreme risk for stroke, which could easily be triggered by the stress of all his legal jeopardy both civil and criminal. He is 75 years old.

All those observations give me comfort, even cautious hope. But the one that gives me at least a modicum of confidence that he doesn't have a come-back in his future is this: Now that his financial chicanery has come to light, no bank in the world is going to lend him the money he must have to finance his massive debt. His next (6th? 7th?) bankruptcy will be the final one.