It just so happens that we are not the only ones discussing this stuff and asking questions about just what the hell Trump and many Republicans are doing. They are exposing the fact that they are showing gross negligence and complete dereliction of duty when it comes to doing their jobs and protecting this country. This is not a question of right and left...it is about right and wrong.

So, here is the link where you can read it even if you do not have a subscription...

http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/2018/02/21/The-president- must-start- protecting-our-democracy-from-Russia/stories/201802210051

Here's an excerpt:

---------- That is, either Mr. Trump’s real estate empire has taken large amounts of money from shady oligarchs linked to the Kremlin — so much that they literally own him; or rumors are true that he engaged in sexual misbehavior while in Moscow running the Miss Universe contest, which Russian intelligence has on tape and he doesn’t want released; or Mr. Trump actually believes Russian President Vladimir Putin when he says he is innocent of intervening in our elections — over the explicit findings of his personally chosen chiefs of the CIA, NSA and FBI.

In sum, Mr. Trump is either hiding something highly threatening to himself or he’s criminally incompetent to be commander in chief. It seems very likely that one of these scenarios explains Mr. Trump’s refusal to respond to Russia’s direct attack on our system — a quiescence unprecedented for any president in history. Russia is acting in a hostile manner, and Mr. Trump keeps ignoring it.

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And here is Mr. Friedman discussing it...