I've heard it said that Republicans wish to return to a past that never existed and that Democrats wish to create a future that can never be. (Don't have attribution off the top of my head.) Seems pretty apt.

Setting aside wider flaws in a two party system with depressingly entrenched interests, it's also a big problem when either of these sides get too much sway relative to the other.

Here's hoping for the best for all of us.