The USA is done, just like the Greeks and Romans. We've had a good run, but it is over.
It was good while it lasted. I'm just glad I'm 55 years old and not 25.
As I've repeatedly stated, there is no longer any way to vote our way out, legislate our way out, litigate our way out of what is now a socialist state. There is no such thing as "conservatisim" as we define it. It's now grab all the goodies you can before the house of cards collapses.
M.R. would not have done a thing to further the conservative cause. He would have, at best, applied a little pressure to the brakes but we're going downhill anyway. Anyone who thinks otherwise had best get back on their meds.
The ONLY recourse we have now is at the state level. But there are no leaders with any backbone to stand up to the feds. The states also want to grab all the goodies from DC they can and will bow and grovel and stab their residents in the back to keep the fed dollars and other perks coming their way.
The looters have won.