Both major political parties need soul and spine injection, one to more effectively oppose the president and one to rein him in. Both high minded conservatives as well as high minded liberals should be appalled by his obvious lack of affection for the fundamentals of democracy.

I share a very similar worldview to you. Read a few of your books. Now you’ve lost me. “High minded conservatives”? As if it isn’t obvious, there is not one single solitary “high minded” conservative in congress presently. Not one.