TheWiseOldFart

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Republicans don’t understand the word “work.” Back in 1981, Reagan began the right-wing policy of spending less time working, and more time for personal reasons. Ronald Reagan turned 70 years of age just two weeks after his inauguration in 1981. He was clearly incapable of maintaining a work schedule required of a man responsible for more than 300 million people. He took lengthy afternoon naps to “recharge his batteries.” George W. Bush took naps, but he was more famous for his long vacations at his ranch in Crawford, Texas. After his inauguration on January 20, 2001, he left for a “much needed” vacation. A committee focused on information acquired by various national security agencies, came to a decision on January 26, 2001. They made a suggestion to the new president which included a serious consideration related to future terrorist attacks and the creation of the Department of Homeland Security. It would oversee the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Where were you, and what were you doing on the morning of September 11, 2001? There are only two days in my 78 years that I remember in detail: November 22, 1963, and September 11, 2001. I was a senior in high school in 1963. I was walking between third and fourth period classes when I learned that President John F. Kennedy had been murdered in Dallas, Texas. Sitting in my fourth period classroom, there was nothing but silence throughout the school. We were eventually sent home. It was a Tuesday and I was out for my morning run in the BLM land just north of my home. As I was returning home, my wife was waving frantically in our front yard. My mother was in hospice care in Idaho, and that was my first thought. When I reached home, my wife just said, “you have to see this.” The top floors of the first tower of the World Trade Center were burning. I couldn’t believe my own eyes. The date was 9/11/01. OUR NATION WOULD NEVER BE THE SAME Not since December 7, 1941, ha...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart I will continue to write in support of President Biden. One debate has little importance in the bigger picture. The reasons for reelecting Mr. Biden match the growing number of reasons why Trump must not be allowed to return to the White House. Maybe the most important reason to choose Biden or Trump in November involves how either man would act in a national crisis. The mainstream media refuses to discuss this all-important issue, but I believe it is vital to consider the character, or lack thereof, of both men. BIDEN STEPS FORWARD ON 9/11 On September 11, 2001, Senator Joe Biden was traveling on a train which would take him to his job as a United States Senator. Mr. Biden was celebrating a speech before the National Press Club the day before. He had criticized the Bush Administration for moving away from longstanding arms control agreements, placing our nation in a “stand alone” position. However, his reverie was broken when he was informed of the attacks on t...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart   America’s past is filled with dark memories. Unfortunately, our country has failed to learn from all of these mistakes. I offer you my list of the ten darkest days in America’s history from bad to worst.   ONE OF SEVERAL ILLEGAL AND UNNECESSARY WARS   On April 20, 1975, the last helicopter left Saigon, leaving many men and women behind who had assisted the American military in the 20-year war in Vietnam. To this day no one has been able to justify America’s engagement in a war halfway around the world. More than 58,200 men who were drafted into an illegal war lost their lives. Vietnam would become one of many wars lost by America.  ar, SCOTUS VOIDS THE 14 TH AMENDMENT   I know it’s the truth, because I watched all three hours of the attempted coup on January 6, 2021. Trump controlled the entire violent attack on our Capitol Building. According to section three of the 14 th Amendment, he is ineligible to run for any elected office...