Some might argue that this opportunity has been squandered, but those persons would be ignorant of history, lacking understanding that change cannot occur overnight in Washington, and that this is the way our Founders designed our Republic.
"If you want to go from St Louis to New Orleans, driving north is a damned stupid thing to do - and could lead someone to think that maybe New Orleans isn't really your destination."
Oh, well, I've always wanted to see Minneapolis anyhow.