I cannot disagree wit hyour assessment ,but can you name a major reason why? And ,please ,none of that RINO crap, because that root cause is MUCH deeper than that. Fact is, I think you know,because I think that is one of our shared frustrations.
In the vernacular I blame the inertia created by a lazy, intellectually dishonest population that has bought into the liberal dream nanny state that has gone way beyond "a chicken in every pot" and the elected officials who mirror that without any serious consideration of long term effects while failing to live up to their Constitutional duty.
We're doomed! LOL
BTW, usually I reserve the term RINO for elected officials guilty of egregious liberal acts, not other posters.