Even a wave of more than a dozen bombs mailed to outspoken public figures, Democrats and liberal politicians by a Trump supporter didn’t slow the wave of monumental lies and fear mongering from Trump and the GOP.

Alarmed by Trump’s willingness still to smash all rational political barriers Josh Marshall at TPM wrote “At the end of the day, the only real restraint on officeholders isn’t norms or even laws. It’s elections.”

Days later at a campaign rally former President Obama offered up a healthy dose of truth and sanity in Wisconsin. He said without exaggeration “the character of our country is on the ballot.”  Even if you’ve already seen the video, it’s probably worth a re-run.

Obama cited a recent Trump comment that he would pass a tax cut before the November election. Obama then told the crowds in high school gymnasiums that “Congress isn’t even in session before the election! He just makes it up!”

Obama spoke about the slow-moving migrant caravan from Central American bound for the United States as another example of a Republican scare tactic.

“Now the latest, they’re trying to convince everybody to be afraid of a bunch of impoverished, malnourished refugees a thousand miles away,” he said. “That’s the thing that is the most important thing in this election,” he said. “Not health care, not whether or not folks are able to retire, doing something about higher wages, rebuilding our roads and bridges and putting people back to work.”

“Suddenly,” he continued, changing his voice to a high-pitch to strike a mocking tone, “it’s these group of folks. We don’t even know where they are. They’re right down there.”

Referring to Trump’s promise to “drain the swamp,” Obama said that instead “they have gone to Washington and just plundered away.”

“In Washington they have racked up enough indictments to field a football team,” he said. “Nobody in my administration got indicted.”

Maybe ‘Sanity Pause’ will come in November this year. So don’t forget to VOTE!