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Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Today is Veterans Day. Originally called “Armistice Day,” making the day WWI came to an end. On June 1, 1954, it was renamed Veterans Day to honor our military personnel who served in all wars. I was born in July of 1946, the product of a Father who volunteered to serve in the United States Navy, and a mother who left her home in Idaho to work for Boeing Aircraft during the second World War. It has become an honor and a privilege for every sitting president to place a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington Cemetery on November 11. I have my doubts that this ceremony should happen today. It is a low down, dirty shame that a draft dodger who called our fallen men and women “suckers” and “losers,” asking “what was in it for them,” to have such an honor.   On Monday, a new statue appeared on the National Mall. It is called “The Foot Soldier,” It is a satire depicting Donald Trump in a sitting position attending to the “bone spurs” on his feet. Tr...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart As the final votes are counted in states where the results of the 2026 election are “too close to call,” there is a distinct possibility that the majority of our nation’s states will be controlled by Democrats after January 3, 2027. I have been wiring for more than a decade, claiming that one or the most important factors needed to save the very existence of America is to end the Electoral College. However, if the experts are correct, the division within our nation known as “red and blue states” may suddenly disappear. A LAST MINUTE CAPITULATION WITHIN THE FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS CREATED THE DIVISION WITHIN OUR NATION TODAY History reveals that although our Founding Fathers original intention was to ensure that the people chose the man who would lead them every four years, states with smaller populations claimed that they would have a lesser voice. in the general elections.  Therefore, the Electoral College was created. Each state would have electors repr...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Today, November 10, 2026, the House is expected to vote on the Impeachment of Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth. If this process was conducted after January 3, 2027, it would be a slam dunk. However, with the Trump Party still in control of the House, I have doubts. However, Little Petey must go. He has abused his powers consistently, and his decisions pose a great danger to the safety and future of the United States of America. Like his boss, he is mad with power. ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT INTRODUCED BY REPUBLICAN THOMAS MASSIE Hegseth’s response after the Articles of Impeachment were introduced by a fellow Republican, Thomas Massie. “They answered the call, they executed, they won,” Hegseth said of the troops fighting in Iran, a conflict that has not been won and has only cost Americans billions in inflated prices and left the United States looking feckless and weak. “And on the eve of Veterans Day, these resolutions tell every one of them that their service wa...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart On November 3, 2026, the American people succeeded in their efforts to win the Second Civil War. However, an entire group of Americans, focused on the demise of democracy in our nation, committed an act of cowardice, pretending that they had no involvement in efforts to end the nation of our Founding Fathers and put into power a fascist regime with Trump as its Fuhrer. Nothing offers more proof that our nation’s billionaires are enemies of the people than one irrefutable fact. Prior to the 2020 pandemic the United States had 614 billionaires, Today, November 9, 2026, there are 989 oligarchs who have complete control over the Trump administration. The super-rich benefit from the suffering of all working-class Americans, and have for decades. BEFORE THE GENERAL ELECTION IN 2024, YOU AND I WERE SUFFERING FROM A PROBLEM ACCURATELY CALLED “GREEDFLATION” Fact: Inflation results when three situations exist. [1. Demand-Pull Inflation  What it is: Occurs when the ove...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Everyone in Washington is pretending that our government will continue to function normally. Republicans are pissing their pants, while Democrats are acting as if this was a victory for their party. I see it differently. I am one of millions of Americans who have no faith in our government, Republicans and Democrats alike. I don’t trust anyone who has the power to control my life. Incompetence and corruption have consumed those who serve in all three branches of our government for at least 10 years. The men and women who worked hard to win their elections on November 3 rd were not only protesting Trump’s fascist agenda, but how our entire government has failed to place us, the people, ahead of their own agendas and the profits of corporations and the super-rich. Not all of these newcomers are Democrats. Some are Democratic Socialists, others are more extreme, and a few support the beliefs of the O. G. like Chuck Schumer and others who have held office for far t...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart The United States of America is the most diverse nation in the world by design. We are a nation of immigrants, and every true American should be proud of this fact. However, your illegitimate president hates immigrants, unless they are pure white and wealthy. It is easy to understand why our nation is less “united” when times are good and peace reigns over us. We have different traditions, customs, and different views. This, too is very “American” However, when our nation is under attack, we join as one to defeat a common enemy. THE 2026 ELECTION CHANGED AMERICA FOREVER; I HOPE In 1981, the Republican Party, one of our two major parties, began to separate itself from the principles of our system known as a “Democratic Republic.” Ronald Reagan forbade his subjects to deliberate and eventually compromise with their counterparts across the aisle. This unwritten rule existed until last Tuesday. Forward thinking men and women, composed of a diverse collection of patr...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart If Democrats have the courage to do the right thing, Trump will have little power over his final two years. He is a “lame duck” president, but refuses to face reality. Evil can only be destroyed by the efforts of good men and women, and this must become Trump’s fate. The old mentally challenged man pretending to be your president is an impotent shell who never attained manhood should resign. However, Trump does not love his country, who never has and never will do the right thing. He cares about Donold Trump and no one else. OF NO VALUE TO ANYONE As your illegitimate president, Trump can be compared to a eunuch. He has no balls and therefore of no value to anyone for any reason. He is a very old man-child who knows nothing, does nothing, and is an impediment to the future of America. The ultimate result of the 2026 election is the end of Trumpenstein, the destructive creature who attempted to destroy the very existence pf our nation. For ten, very long years one...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Impeaching Donald Trump, defunding ICE, restoring funding for the Affordable Care Act, repealing Trump’s tax breaks for the super-rich, investigations into nearly every member of the Trump administration, defunding Trump’s war against Iran, passing a reasonable minimum wage for all Americas: these are just a few of the issues facing the Democratic dominated Congress when they are sworn in on January 3 rd . If Chuck Schumer and other members of the “O G” are allowed to control our nation’s future, whatever happens will lack urgency and courage. If Democrats accept what really happened on November 3 rd , whatever comes first will make a statement: “we are serious about our nation’s future.” STOP LISTENING TO THE BULLSHIT FROM THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA The Democratic Party is taking credit for the historic events which happened last Tuesday. The facts prove that it had little to do with efforts by the Old Guard. Every man and women who won seats in the House, the Senate...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart When Susie Wiles resigned as his third Chief of Staff, Trump decided that the job should be given to a real man. He couldn’t find one in the West Wing, so he tagged Stephen Miller to do the job. He is aware that “Little Adolf” is more than willing to help him accomplish some of his fascist agenda over his last two years. I have no doubt that instead of the latest “pin-up” girl, Miller had a life-size poster of Adolf Hitler in full dress uniform, with his right arm raised in salute to his Nazi army on the ceiling above his teenage bed. TRUMP’S TRUE AGENDA When Trump won a second “rigged election,” he did not end Greedflation, put an end to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine or keep any other election promise. Trump first and most obvious choice was to begin attempts to remove all non-whites from American soil. He falsely called this policy, “immigration reform.” However, the truth is simple: Trump began his own version of “ethnic cleansing.” THE SECOND CIVI...

  Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart One thing I and every other political writer agreed about is that when Trump and his cowardly and hypocritical party lost the midterm elections, all fake Republicans would expose themselves for what they are, and what they are not. Over the last 10 years, every man and woman holding or seeking political office on the right side of the aisle, revealed the fact that they refused to do the right thing. Their only purpose was to protect their Fuhrer by any means, including lies, conspiracy theories, and vicious attacks on patriotic men and women on the left side of the aisle. One entire political party violated their oaths of office, refusing to “preserve and protect the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.” Trump is America’s greatest enemy who is guilty of treason and abusing powers granted by the Constitution. NOVEMBER 3 RD VIRTUALLY ENDED THE SECOND CIVIL WAR No one can deny that America was engaged in a...

  Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart This is going to be fun. Although we all suffer through Trump’s escalating mental decline, which includes his need to construct monuments to himself, including an unnecessary and costly ballroom, and a “triumphal arch,” the only thing which cannot be undone is his destruction of a large section of our White House. However, nothing will stop the orange buffoon from embarrassing himself, and preserving his dark and destructive legacy. TRUMP ATTEMPTS TO SAVE HIS MOST PRECIOUS MEMORIES Trump revealed how he spent most of his teenage years. His effort to reform the “people’s house” can be undone, including the Oval Office, which now resembles the waiting room of a brothel. Trump’s lake of basic knowledge and intelligence is very disturbing. He signed a proclamation he believes will protect his juvenile memories. [The action invokes the 1906 Antiquities Act, which protects historic or scientific resources on federal lands He also responded to Hilla...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart If you read my rants regularly, you might think that my articles are most negative and I enjoy writing them. Because I write the truth, I admit that my emotions border on the darker side of life. You would be correct. Politics is the most disgusting profession on earth, and I have no faith in what happens in our nation’s capital. I had begun to hate reading the news every morning: There was not a single inspiring story on any site. However, on Tuesday night, I was reborn. A NEW DAY, HOPE RETURNS, AND I ONCEE AGAIN BELIEVE THAT AMERICA MAY SOMEDAY BECOME THE GREATEST NATION IN THE WORLD I am an “old fart.” Like many other octogenarians, I have an occasion when I fear that the generations I preceded have little interest in what happens to themselves in the near future, and their children, and grandchildren after they lose their earthly bonds. However, today I know that our country’s future is in good hands. MOST OF WHAT IS MISSING IN AMERICA TODAY IS A GOOD THING ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Two years ago, I feared America was taking its final breaths. For me, I will think of November 3, 2026 as “salvation day.” Not only did a band of hardworking Americans save our country, they removed the pessimistic attitude yours truly had fallen into. Although the leaders of the Democratic Party and their mainstream media supporters are calling this a “blue wave” and other words claiming a massive victory, it is not theirs to enjoy. This was an “American Tornado.” Naysayers within the “old guard” of the Democratic Party actually denounced several of the men and women who raised their arms in victory Tuesday evening. Make no mistake about this historical and “nation-changing” event. The credit belongs to the candidates who worked hard, believing in what they were fighting for, and having faith in their fellow Americans to do the right thing and return our nation to all true Americans. I MUST GIVE CREDT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE I would be remiss if I did not...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart On this day, November 4, 2026, the sun will shine brighter, the sky will be bluer, the flowers will smell sweeter, and hope has replaced despair. The American people used their power and brought real change to the United States of America. Yesterday, there were no “blue” states, no “red” states, there was only the United States. Yesterday there was no “blue wave,” or a “ blue tsunami,” there was a red, white, and blue tornado. Our nation’s people dethroned a wannabe king and along with him his fascist and destructive efforts to end America. I had lost some of my pride in this nation, its people, but it has returned and grows stronger with every breath I take. WE, THE PEOPLE, OFFERED IRREFUTABLE PROOF THAT WE ARE NOT DEMOCRATS OR REPUBLICANS: WE ARE AMERICANS The concept of “red and blue states” is directly attributable to the existence of the Electoral College, which allows the states, not the people to choose our presidents. Yesterday, every vote counted and th...

. Vladimir Putin 's lifelong goal has been twofold: end NATO and then destroy the United States. Article 5 of the NATO  alliance is the only reason there has never been a WWIII Trump is planning to end the NATO alliance. Think about it. Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart  

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart VOTE!! Today, November 3, 2026, you can save America. Unlike when you vote for a president, your vote will count. Today can be the beginning of restoring our nation to the intent of our Founding Fathers, and  drive the fascists out of Washington forever. Op-ed by James Turnage Follow my blog and be informed My 10 novels are available on Amazon's free Kindle App  

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart My father and mother were two of millions of Americans willing to sacrifice the lives they dreamed of while growing up in America. Both of them were part of our country’s effort to defeat fascism forever. My father served in the United States Navy in WWII, and my mother was “Rosie the Riveter,” working at the Boeing Factory in Seattle, Washington. This is how they met. My father was discharged in Seattle in 1945, with orders to return home to Jackson, Mississippi. Somehow, someway, they met in Seattle and were married in July of 1945. I was born in Lewiston, Idaho, my mother’s home, in Juley of 1946. Every year we celebrate the courageous men and women who crushed a fascist dictator on Memorial Day. So, how did a fascist become the Fuhrer of the United States? TRUMP HAS IDOLS: ADOLF HITLER, VLADIMIR PUTIN, THE CROWN PRINCE OF SAUDI ARABIA, AND ANY POWERFUL DICTATOR Trump cares about Trump. Anyone who knows anything about the creature he created is aware that no ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart What America needs most in the 21 st century is a strong, charismatic leader. Trump is the opposite, and no Democrat or Independent is qualified to achieve that level of greatness. Just two days away on November 3 rd,, the American people will surrender to a fascist or remove the powers granted to him by six corrupt Supreme Court Justices. The focus of the election is similar to the 2020 general election. The major goal of most patriotic Americans is to remove Trump and his fascist party from ruling over the American people, not about the experience and abilities of the candidates. This is where America is in the 21 st century. No longer is our government concerned about the quality of life for its people. One half of it is fighting to save what is left of what might have been the greatest country in the world, but will never attain that goal in the remainder of this century. The other half, the men and women who support Trump, are eager to end democracy while...

  Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Once upon a time, there was a great television network. In the 1960’s, Walter Cronkite made it the most respected news network in America. It was the network where we watched I Love Lucy, Mash, All in the Family, The Twilight Zone, Gunsmoke, the Ed Sullivan Show, The Carol Burnett Show, and many, many others. On September 24, 1968, It launched a new news show, calling it “60 Minutes.” In just a few years, it became known as the best, fact-based, and “hard-hitting” news broadcast on television. On October 6, 2025, the parent company of CBS, Paramount, hired a Trump sycophant, Bari Weiss, as the network’s news director. One of Ms. Weiss’ orders was to cancel the highly rated late night talk-show, “The Late Show with Stephen Colbet. Trump cannot handle the truth. I, and many others immediately cancelled our subscriptions to the Paramount streaming service. Today, ratings for 60 Minutes and other broadcasts are in steep decline. All of this happened ...