If Senator JD Vance of Ohio had a moral compass, a shred of decency or a belief in anything other than his own ambition and will-to-power, he would resign his Senate seat effective immediately, leave the presidential race and retire from public life, following a mournful apology for his ethical transgressions.

It's a U.S. senator's job to watch out for his constituents. Ask the residents of Springfield, Ohio, how JD Vance is doing on that score.