Yes, the soliloquy from Hamlet as he contemplates suicide and its alternatives. That is the situation the “establishment” Republicans find confronting them. But which form of suicide? Death by Trump or death by opposing him and ending their Trump troubles? They were all asleep nine months ago when they could have rallied around Jeb! and smothered Trump’s candidacy in its infancy. But I think they liked the free media exposure his campaign afforded; they figuried he would fall on his sword at some point with his outrageous statements. But no. Now they’re stuck with him. In their dreams they can stop the Trump juggernaut. Couldn’t happen to more deserving folk.

But what about the denouement? Who will be there to say, “Goodnight, sweet prince?” I think that’s the most interesting part of this evolutionary saga. Even though Trump will not win the Presidency, his legacy will live on. The ‘new’ Republican base will look very different. Much less concerned about Planned Parenthood and Obamacare, and much more interested in radical leadership, and the potential for repressive governance. The GOP in DC is going to have to morph into a very new bird if they want to stay in power. Can they do it? Doubt it. “There’s more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.” I think we are seeing the beginning of a major shift in the American ethos. But where it ends up is tough to predict. But what the hell – let’s give it a shot!

Angry. Undereducated. Meme-susceptible. Overweight. Joe the Plumber. Loves Palin and Limbaugh, but hates Coulter and Beck. Favors country music and shotguns. Thinks minorities are getting ahead at their expense. Not financially prepared to retire, but getting too unhealthy to work. These are demographic realities, not just images from my imagination. This group is fast going down the tubes, they know it, and they don’t like it. So what will be their likely recourse? They’ll rally around the next demagogue. But this one won’t be just a performance artist like DtheT. He’ll be a meaner version of David Duke. They’ll all be primed to advocate violent overthrow of the government. They’ll be big on symbols, so expect to see new flag designs with intertwined snakes and maybe a dagger or two. Sound like Berlin, 1932? You betcha. Something is rotten in the state of Denmark? Nope – in des United States. Watch it unfold…as I predicted in my play, Fear of the Sixth Extinction. Check it out.