I almost feel like the Gaetz nomination is a loyalty test to see just how far Republican senators are willing to go. And by flooding the zone with horrible picks it makes some of them look less horrible by comparison.

Amen.

The people who aren't concerned are the ones who haven't studied history.

This may be counter intuitive, but he is the "plea deal" in the AG appointment situation. Others in line if he withdraws would be much more aggressive in that role, to put it mildly.

Almost all of the people he'd fire will already be retired or gone by January