I should have known when I got sidetracked that others would have it figured it out and posted already..
;-)
Interesting Essay—FYI
The Empire Strikes Back
By: Michael Anton
November 22, 2019
This essay appears in the forthcoming Fall 2019 issue of the Claremont Review of Books.
People capable of feeling shame would not have immediately followed up the Russiagate hoax fiasco with another transparently phony—and in “substance” nearly identical—attempt to remove President Trump from office, overturn the 2016 election, and shower deplorable-Americans with contempt and hatred. But our ruling elites have no shame...snip
https://www.claremont.org/crb/basicpage/the-empire-strikes-back/