[Hoot Gibson]

We have a two party system here in this country. Hence, two candidates to choose from in any given presidential election not sidelined with an Independent candidate. On the lesser of two evils part I'm with you, that is if by two evils you meant Bill and Hill.

I do not refer to you in what I am about to say. Trump has done nothing wrong and regardless of the juvenile spitballing, his personal character in God's sight is not one iota worse than any one of his detractors.
James 2:10 (KJV)
10 For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.

Holding elected officials accountable is what has preserved our system of government for more than two centuries. I am truly sorry that you and JP take any criticism of President Trump so personally. The prospect of Democrats seizing control of the entire federal government in two years has me very worried but pretending that Trump's efforts to secure the border have been rational will not improve Republican chances in 2020.

Put yourself in the shoes of the 800,000 federal employees who scrambled to pay bills during the recent shutdown, a number that does not include federal contractors who were idled. How do you think those among them who support a border wall are feeling - knowing that the shutdown had no chance of success? I would feel betrayed.

It's okay for a leader to ask for sacrifices from his supporters, but only if there is a reasonable chance that those sacrifices help achieve a shared goal. Trump is behaving in a way that will depress Republican turnout in 2020 and Republicans have no viable alternative to offer voters.