I’m tryin’ - I’m really tryin’ - but I can’t make myself surprised

And now, for today’s “Holy the Fuck, What Were They Thinking?” story - politically speaking, of course; but with a windup like that, you knew it had to be - we have this from the NYT.
Times like this, I miss Sam Ervin.  Remember Watergate, and Sen. Ervin’s frequent interruptions of “Now wait, wait - wait [...]