who soar and then self destruct. High levels are full of people whose one big talent is self aggrandizement but who are capable enough to hold on once they get there.

Then there are the others, like her, who don't. In politics outstanding examples of those whose other characteristics end up destroying them are Newt Gingrich, Tom (The Hammer) DeLay, Ken Starr; in them bad character combined with whatever else is wrong with them in a series of bad decisions that brought them down.

Gabbard has soiled her bed by causing trouble for herself and others everywhere she's gone and in the process slammed doors. Regarding the stability mentioned, she doesn't even seem interested in maintaining or perhaps she isn't able to see what she's doing to herself.

And these giant lawsuits! They get her some of the attention she obviously craves. But if you ran a big company or political organization and needed to hire a highly talented and well known person -- and she certainly qualifies in those respects -- would someone who keeps creating and publicizing nasty personal messes and plays with fire like Russia, and then files giant lawsuits to draw further attention to them (!), be your choice?

Best guess, she'll decline into making a living by occasionally running for office and flying high on little-donor money, speaking engagements and writing the occasional stinkbomb book, of course freelancing as a dirty political operative. What's become the usual for pols who won't go away. And she won't. Just, please, hope she joins Gingrich and the rest of their sort on Republican stages.

I no longer believe this is possible

They like how she bashes democrats and will pay her well for that. She will become a "disaffected" democrat and darling of the right.

You're right. It's not normal. We're watching someone unravel in real time.

of landing a job with FOX "News?"

Or with Russia Today?