Party over principle is now considered of higher importance, and oligarchy is the goal as well as the driver of how decisions are arrived at.

In the business and investment world, winning formulas are highly valued and greatly rewarded.

A perfect example of this is the franchise concept. If you have the cash, and want a darn near guaranteed return on your investment, you can have it for a price. Franchises are nothing more than a time-tested, proven, winning business plan.

And consequently, rarely does someone invest in one, like say, a McDonald's franchise, and then decide to ignore the plan and "do it my way". Those who would, are quickly and rightly viewed as fools- and in relatively short order, are out of business.

So would someone please explain to me why, considering America's spectacular, remarkable, and historic success as the world's greatest nation ever- why anyone would, in their right mind- ignore the winning plan of our Constitution, and the operating procedures commonly referred to as our Founding Principles?

In particular, the Republican Party was once regarded as the proud standard bearer of this franchise, but yet, has now determined this gold standard of governance is irrelevant.

Are you kidding me?

As a principled Conservative and a bit of a student of history, I find this to be embarrassingly stupid, and unbelievably popular. But I'm all about the freedom to choose your destiny, and will stand aside and allow this parade of complacent partisans to march into obscurity.

But in my desire to fill the vacuum of lost leadership and logic, I will avidly pursue a course that reinvigorates an allegiance to our Constitution, and I will continue to be guided by our Founding Principles.

And for those of you who remain comfortably aligned with a party that now stands for Gut Our Principles- I'll leave the door open to you for when you're once again most interested in principles over party.

Until that time, don't take it personally if I ruffle your feathers, because I am neither blind to what has occurred, willing to stand silently and idly by, nor am I a hopeful follower of a post-Constitutional Republican Party that thinks their actions, policies and well-defined Progressive course are a mere aberration.