With all the talk about impeachment, I began thinking about what "life after Trump" might be like. In the extremely unlikely event that Trump is both impeached by a majority of the House and convicted by 2/3 of the Senate, we get President Pence.
Democrats need to think about whether that change would be an improvement from their point of view. Trump merely thinks Democrats are dumb, Pence thinks Democrats are sinful atheists.
Trump blusters, Tweets, complains and gives Democrats offensive nicknames but lets them alone. Pence is more disciplined, I can imagine him talking federal law enforcement into becoming "morality police" a la Saudi Arabia. Perhaps enforcing federal marijuana bans in places where it no longer violates state law. Or court-martialing married members of the military who have affairs.
I have to think Democrats would find President Pence harder to deal with, his ascent to office a step backward. Remember the old adage, "be careful what you wish for?" This situation remains me of that; an "out of the frying pan, into the fire" moment.
