Brian,
Thank you for the nice words.  My article was sincere in that ultimately, having two or more strong, but sensible political parties is needed to keep a Democracy alive.  The highest form of Government, is a Representative type of system where the leaders (full of imperfect humans) are running the show in a way that We The People approve of.  Too many years of the divide becoming wider and wider - especially in the last 8 years - is why Donald Trump became elected.   Too much centralized power leads to Tyranny (i.e. failure).  That was the Legacy of Obama.  When asked who will I vote for: I always reply, start with the understanding that Liberty & Freedom is what Humans yearn for.  The farthest from that is forms of Tyranny.  Whoever will pursue polices closer to the former, gets my vote.   That is why I voted for Donald Trump.  Not Donald himself, but his promised policies were/are closer to the necessary cure for our ailing Country, than what Hillary wanted to do.
Gerald