An excellent assessment. When shamelessness is rewarded, whether for relatively minor infractions (like seducing an intern, getting caught, and lying about it) or a whole s-load of appalling lies, grifts, depravity, and abuses of power (Trump), we are in deep trouble as a culture. If the Orange Menace (or a younger clone like DeSantis or Ted Cruz) is elected in '24, the game will be over.