TheWiseOldFart

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Any action taken at the height of emotion will almost always be a mistake. On October 26, 2001, the signing of the Patriot Act was the first step by a Republican President to move our nation away from the rights guaranteed by the Constitution, and into a fascist regime. Fear remains the right-wing’s greatest weapon in efforts to control all three branches of our federal government. This is where it all began. After your government failed to prevent the attacks on September 11, 2001, they reacted to the disaster with fear tactics. Although the Bush Administration was revealed as a group of total incompetents and a great danger to the future of our nation’s people, they responded with actions which were both desperate and unconstitutional, claiming that terrorism remained the greatest danger to our nation’s people. Every speech “W” made contained multiple references to “9/11.” This is how they passed the Patriot Act. It requires only a cursory examination of the l...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Dick Cheney, father of one of the last true Republicans in Congress, Liz Cheney, was the Secretary of Defense in the George H.W. Bush Administration. In 2001 he served as Vice-President for George W. Bush until 2009. He was frequently referred to as the “Co-President.” Mr. Cheney has been a lifetime Republican. However, his fear that Trump could become our president has influenced his vote in 2024. Liz Cheney claims that he will vote for Kamala Harris. TRUMP IS LOSING HIS GRIP ON THE ONCE GRAND OLD PARTY As an increasing number of influential Republicans abandon Trump and his anti-American plans for our nation’s future, Project 20205, Trump’s control over the right-wing continues to decline. He is too old and his mental abilities continue to fade, making his speech more unintelligible and garbled, and would be an even bigger mistake if elected than he was in 2016. This election is not between two political parties. It is clearly a battle for the control of Ameri...