Another Florida Swamp Monster. Meet Rep. Cory Mills.

Cory Mills has stolen valor, assault allegations, and $85,000 in unpaid rent. Mike Johnson calls him a "faithful colleague." Welcome to the party of family values.

I have long suspected that Trump possesses all the lasting appeal of a one-hit wonder song— to some catchy on first hearing, for most insufferable by the third play, and positively migraine-inducing after four years of constant repetition. Yet here we are, subjected to the encore performance even after we fired him in 2020.

When the electorate saw fit to grant him a second engagement, certain predictions crystallized with the cheerless clarity of a gin-induced hangover. The first was that re-election would be interpreted by Mr. Trump and his admirers as vindication—not merely of policies or character, but of existence itself. From this would bloom the fantasy of a mandate, the charming notion that all of “real America” had been simply breathless with longing for our beloved goon’s return, and that we would naturally surrender our troublesome habit of independent thought to let Herr Trump direct the proceedings.

More alarming still was the certainty that changes would arrive at a velocit…