The unelected government issue is the biggest problem for any administration I've seen in my life.

It was caused by Trump's staff; they deliberately chose to not use the constitutional remedy available to them, the 25th amendment.

It's inflammatory to toss around words like "cabal" and "shadow government" but to be fair and honest, it looks like they apply here.

This is not a conservative or liberal issue. The fact that it has been going on this long is the issue.

This shadow government is more benign than it needs to be to self-perpetuate. So far the republic has been fortunate.

Apparently behavior like this could conceivably go on undetected and unchecked indefinitely. We only know about this instance because one of the involved parties has admitted to subverting constitutional intent.

The disclosure comes via an anonymous op-ed in the New York Times. The Woodward book next week is probably going to include substantiation for the allegations made in the op-ed. The op-ed lets White House staff get their spin out ahead of it. They're trying to paint themselves as "patriots" instead of "conspirators in a cover-up."

Qui bono, critical thought teaches us to ask. "To whom goes the benefit?" Well, one could argue "the country", but for that little "let's forget the 25th amendment which is fully a part of the Constitution that this office is supposed to protect and defend" part. But there's an entity much more directly connected that benefits from their coverup: The Republican Party.

Excuse me. I'm going to go puke now. I'm old and this is making me sick to my guts.