My comments have never been about supporting the contention Trump either is or is not a viable candidate for public office. My comments are the result of an analysis of Trump's position as leader of a huge chunk of the party formerly known as the Republican Party. I am not in the business nor do I have an agenda to promote one candidate over another of any party. I also am not in the business of telling either party what they are doing wrong or right regarding anything.

Therefore I don't really care what Republicans or Democrats should be considering when deciding who should be the next candidate. If they make poor decisions then that is on them. I am certainly not going to tell the Republican Party they are doing harm to the party by endorsing Trump. I'll let the party machinery do their thing and when it breaks ... o well.

While you are probably concerned about the direction of the Republican Party as your default party of choice, I rely on the historical record which suggests progressivism is the natural result of historical inertia. So in the long term I am not concerned, as I know progressivism will prevail, whether good bad or ugly.

However in the short term I am concerned. We have seen the complete erosion of American values once held by both conservatives and liberals, now held mainly by only liberals. One hundred years form now historians will have to ask if the current trend to authoritarianism is simply a blip or a mainstream danger to Democracy. While I embrace a political model of the Greek city states, we can look about and not find any extant. We therefore must decide on what form of government best codifies a "national" identity. The Founders for all of their shortcomings, but in a moment of exquisite wisdom saw Democracy as the only real choice for All Men. I abhor the efforts of some Republicans to destroy the foundations of Democracy. And that is my concern, that some Americans fain patriotism while they publicly attempt to deconstruct the very State which allowed them the freedom to voice their poison.

While we may agree on a number of specific items, we have different opinions and beliefs regarding government. The Federal government is the glue which binds All Men into a single entity, and it is obligated by contractual agreement to perform certain duties. As long a the Federal government sustains their mandated responsibilities, I will remain in support of the Constitution and it's child, the Federal government.