It’s absolutely gobsmacking that the Speaker of the House of Representatives, second in line to the presidency, made an all out assault on our rule of law Tuesday. But nothing gives you a better picture of where the Republican party is these days. In case you missed it, Super Duper Christian Speaker Mike Johnson, who is from Louisiana, had nothing more important to do than to go to New York and make a show of support to Donald Trump in his criminal trial about covering up his extramarital affairs with a porn star and Playboy model.