The big game is here at last. Yes, the Super Bowl between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers, but also the trial of President Trump. His relentless harassers, the Democrats, have marched the ball halfway down the field with the House impeachment vote and are now trying a Hail Mary pass into the Senate end zone. Republicans are blocking and tackling, and on this final play, they will bat the ball away so it falls harmlessly to the ground.

Sound exciting? It should. But as anyone who has tuned into Senate proceedings in recent days can tell you, it isn’t. Tedium is what people most notice. Check out social media.