Are We Finally Heading Towards A GOP Extinction-Level Event?

Another year, another moment closer to... the collapse of the Republican Party?

...so much winning, amirite?

Last year, I wrote that we, as a country, needed a Republican Extinction-Level Event.  As it turned out, the Republicans won.  Donald John Trump ascended to the Presidency.  The Republicans had run the table.  They controlled the Presidency, the majority in both houses in Congress, and the majority in the Supreme Court.  So, it would seem that the Republicans finally have their mandate to push whatever God-forsaken agenda through that they see fit, right?  The prophecies of Grover Norquist had reached fulfillment, and the Republicans finally found an idiot who had enough working digits to sign whatever legislation is thrown in front of him, right?

Right?  RIGHT, CHARLIE MURPHY?

Continue to rest in peace, Charlie.  I'll take it from here.

It seems that despite Dolt 45's promises of much bigly winning, he's having a bit of a challenge getting his agenda passed.  And by having a bit of challenge, what I mean is that his agenda is a veritable dumpster fire.

His plans to repeal and replace ObamaCare?  Crashed and burned.

Travel bans?  Judges keep laying the smack down.

The Wall?  Don't make me laugh.

In the Senate, the GOP had a razor-thin margin, and could not afford to lose anyone.  John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, and Susan Collins put the goon hands to the repeal procedure.  McCain seems to be on a path to redeem himself and claim the mantle of "maverick" that he never really earned.  And now, a bigger update.

Two Republican Senators are not running for their seats again, and they are going HAM on Dolt 45.  Senator Bob Corker (R - TN) has invoked images of a day care with his tweets to the President, and I would never be a fan of Corker.  But his hashtag #AlertTheDaycareStaff in response to a Trumpian Level Covfefe Tweetstorm is pretty darned funny.  And Jeff Flake of Arizona is retiring and is having his own come-to-Jesus moment by condemning the President in no uncertain terms.

As a side note, a couple of things:  

1)  Neither of these guys are heroes.  They both voted for all of Dolt 45's cabinet choices, except for one each.  And these two gentlemen are speaking up NOW, since they decided that they have nothing to lose.  To use a favorite analogy of mine, it would be like Dr. Victor Frankenstein openly stating that the monster is out of control.

2)  Both of these gentlemen, as well as the Republican Party, helped to build Trump.  They supported his agenda, voted for his cabinet picks, and would have supported Trump's agenda if Trump himself wasn't about as appealing as onions disguised as taffy apples.

Some people just want to watch the world burn.

But what are the long-term consequences?  Is it a victory for human oxygen thief and white supremacist propaganda chieftain Steve Bannon?  After all, he can use his connections to add harder-right Republicans to the mix.  Will it be a victory for the Democrats?  Only if the Democrats can mobilize and take advantage, even though these are red states.  Will other Republicans join Flake and Sessions and publicly condemn Dolt 45?  Will we have to wait until after the GOP tries to pass their disastrous tax cut plans for the obscenely rich?

Only time will tell.

But not too much time, since Dolt 45 seems to want to push us ever closer to nuclear midnight... as of now, we're only 3 minutes to midnight.