Kabuki government

Jefferson Beauregard Sessions testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee reaffirmed my conviction that nothing much will happen in any of the various congressional investigations of the tRump campaign and presidency unless one of two things happen; either The Donald's favorability rating with the GOP base tumbles or a national or international crisis is handled so badly it scares the republican congresscritters into action.  Meanwhile, administration officials will continue as Sessions did to claim some sort of pre-emptive executive privilege which will allow them to refuse to answer any questions regarding their interactions with Cheeto Jesus.  The way I understand the Contempt of Congress citation many are calling for is that it will take months if not years of litigation to force toadies like Sessions, Coats, et. al to actually answer the questions they are now dodging.  The election of 2018 will provide a better remedy if the House flips to the Democrats.  If it doesn't, it will be proof a majority of Americans are tired of democracy and like the alternative the GOP  is offering.