TheWiseOldFart

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart   Let me give you a simple but accurate example of how incompetent your government has become. Most of our nation’s people, about 80 percent, want to end the useless process of changing our clocks twice a year. Daylight Savings Time serves no purpose, is annoying, and even dangerous in several situations. For more than 40 years our nation’s people have expressed their support for ending this ludicrous process, and for more than 40 years our government has ignored us. Our government no longer serves our needs and wishes, it works for itself and the super-rich.   Sleep deprivation, a sudden change in the level of the sun, these are just two of the situations created by a sudden change of time. If there was a single reason why this process should continue, I have not read anything which is realistic.   Once again, this situation can be explained by three words, “follow the money.” States which rely on tourism, such as Florida are opposed to common sense. More d

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart   For America the Covid-19 debacle was a disaster created by our illegitimate president’s administration. Tens of thousands of American lives could have been saved if Trump and his failed cronies would have done anything to avert the dangers forecast by healthcare experts as the pandemic approached America. Instead, they followed Trump’s policy of doing nothing, lying to the American people claiming that “it will just go away.” The Center for Disease Control issued a warning that Covid-19 could return and threaten additional lives. There is a booster available. Whether or not you decide to accept the warning, you must accept the concerns of the CDC as credible. However, “Republican” leaders are encouraging a renewal of Trump’s disastrous policies in 2020. The Governor of Florida is suggesting a boycott of the booster, and a refusal to wear masks if the CDC recommends them. Ron DeSantis and his wife appear to be kicking off new anti-mask efforts this week, with t