Anyone remotely familiar with American History knows that things didn’t start out with two political parties, Democrats and Republicans. Thomas Jefferson was the unofficial leader of the Anti-Federalist Party, which was the party of small government. Alexander Hamilton was the leader of the Federalist Party. After the War of 1812, the Federalist Party collapsed and split into a two-party system. President Andrew Jackson was the first leader of the Democratic Party. National Republicans called themselves Whigs in opposition to “King Andrew.” Sound familiar?

The Northern Whigs were opposed to slavery, but Southern Whigs were not. As a result, the Whigs vanished. The modern-day Republican Party emerged with President Abraham Lincoln. You can read all about this yourself in the following article:  The History of Political Parties in the United States | Bill of Rights Institute

The point being that political parties in this country have disappeared in the past and it is entirely possible that this could happen again. We are used to seeing “Democrats” and “Republicans,” so it is easy to assume this is permanent. But that is not guaranteed.

Up until recently, it would have been hard to imagine the Democratic Party disappearing. But then up until now, even if one disagreed with Democrats, it seemed very unlikely that they would completely fall apart. It wasn’t that long ago that Democrats controlled the House, the Senate, and the Presidency.

But it is also hard to imagine a Democratic Party dominated by people who appear to want to stake their future on things like letting transgender males competing against females in sports, allowing unlimited illegal migration into the country, allowing criminals to walk free with a slap on the wrist and demanding millions of tax dollars to be spent on projects that have not and never will succeed. Republicans like to say these are 80/20 issues, meaning 80% of the people want one thing and only 20% want the other. That is probably an exaggeration, but if one had money to wager on a lost cause it would be hard to find a better opportunity than the modern-day Democratic Party.

Now, after voting for a continuing funding resolution 13 times, while Biden was President, Democrats are on the verge of letting the government go unfunded unless Republicans yield to idiotic hostage demands. This is the ultimate example of Trump Derangement Syndrome. If this does not change soon, like within hours, then: “oh boy.”

Regardless of whether there is a government shut down, Social Security checks will continue to arrive. So will most other things required to keep things functioning. In the meantime, President Trump is likely to cut things he wants to cut anyway and blame Democrats. There are reports that 75,000 federal employees have already resigned. Some expect another 100,000 to resign if the government shuts down. Despite the shrieks of horror by Democrats, doctors and hospitals will continue to treat patients and we are unlikely to see people dying on the street because they can’t get medical care. Most things that really matter will continue as normal. One can never predict the unpredictable, but it is hard to imagine this working out well for Democrats. On the other hand, we could see people deserting the Democratic Party faster than people are leaving places like California and New York.

At a minimum, this will be fun to watch. It would be nice if wiser heads prevailed, but if there are wiser heads in the DNC, they are hard to find. Instead, there is a steady dumbeat (SIC) of people like AOC and Jasmine Crockett droning on. There is desperate. There is stupid. And there is desperately stupid. Erik Swalwell got caught photoshopping a pro-Trump logo on the shirt worn by the guy who shot up that LDS church in Michigan. I rest my case.

TDM