In order and way past due. But the window on that opportunity is closing fast, if not already closed. Midterms are a stone's throw away, and if (when) R's reclaim Congress, that window will be slammed shut, locked and barred. But much, much more importantly, ditto the chance to shore up Fed election system process, which will be the front on which the next assault on our democracy / republic will certainly occur (Electoral College issues.)

I've never been an R or a D for a number of reasons. And until 2016 had often voted a split ticket, again for a number of reasons. As to my current attitude toward the R's, if Jesus Christ were running for Dog Catcher, he couldn't even buy my vote with a Certificate of Salvation notarized by God.

As to the D's, with a clarion call to action on election issues sounding all around them, the Squad and the Moderates (all 2 of them) spent their time pissin' on each other's shoes over $$$$. And so many of the rest have been too damned busy fighting the Culture War to notice a real war is in full swing, being fought with realpolitik on the other side, the practical concern for the other side being their lust for power and their willingness to go all in to get it and then permanently retain it.

The D's habit of bringing a butter knife to a gunfight is bad enough, but this time it's a full-on artillery assault, and, by the look of it, their response will end up being just as lame and ineffectual as always. And time's quickly running out, even if they do by some miracle wake up and get their heads out of the shade of their intestinal tracts.

But if the day comes that our Republic is stained with yellow fruit tint, I probably won't be as angry at the R's for having cast the dye as with the D's for having failed to prevent it when they had the opportunity. After all, the R's have become ever increasingly honest about who and what they are now, firing their shots in broad open daylight from statehouses across the nation as opposed to sniping from smoke filled back rooms. Gotta' admit they've become great tacticians, while the D's tactics to defend our nation against this assault are...well, what are they again exactly? Jan 6 Commission? Good. And absolutely needed. But you could lock up the whole lot tomorrow, and the rounds from the statehouses would still be incoming. In the broader theater of this conflict, it's a flak jacket defense against a howitzer.

OK, sorry for the rant. Haven't had my coffee yet and feeling a bit grumpy, I suppose. Not too often prone to being "triggered", but I guess the word "policy" sort of pulled it for me this time. And I just feel that if we become a DRINO (democratic republic in name only), "policy" ain't gonna' matter much, since it will be whatever the powers that be say it is, period. So, the only "policy" I'm really concerned with at the moment is one that will prevent this from becoming a reality.

I hope I'm wrong on this. I pray I'm wrong. Nothing would brighten my day more than to be wrong. I suppose time will tell. Guess in the meantime I'd better get that cup of Joe.