TheWiseOldFart

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Beginning with Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1956, I followed presidential elections: not in an objective way when I was 10-years-old. However, after graduating from high school in 1964, I began to look more closely at the political process. In just three years I would be able to vote, and I took both the privilege and responsibility seriously. I enlisted in the USAF in September of 1964, and it was shortly after that when the Vietnam war escalated. Soon the number of body bags began to grow. I asked questions like why, who, and how long. There were no answers, and none remain to this day, with the exception of how long. I was one of the lucky ones. The military draft would not end until 1973, and I was not forced into an illegal and controversial war. TIME AND OBSERVATION ARE GOOD TEACHERS I was motivated. I had been a freshman in high school when President John F. Kennedy was elected, and a senior when he was murdered. This led to my becoming a political junkie. I b...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart When I find something I want to write about, two sources I never use are the Washington Post, and the New York Times. The first reason is because after I read a few articles, they block me unless I pay for them. To be totally honest with you, they’re not worth a nickel of the little income I have every month. For example: I just learned that the Times recently published an op-ed encouraging their readers not to vote in November; quickly changed the title; and then removed the article completely. First and foremost, any vote not for President Biden is in essence a vote for Trump. This would be a repeat of the 2016 election. No one talks about the truth, but Hillary Clinton had a relatively large lead in the polls just before election day. However, a lower voter turnout than expect, mostly attributable to Vladimir Putin’s interference on social media, resulted in Trump’s victory in the Electoral College vote. PURE IDIOCY The article by “guest writer” Matthew Walth...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart   The Republican Party experienced its final implosion on January 20, 2017. Its demise began on January 20, 1981. It took 36 years to complete the process, and under the direction of Vladimir Putin the process reached its climax when Trump was illegitimately elected by the Electoral College on November 8, 2016. This may surprise some of you, but as a lifelong Independent I can tell you that the last man residing in the White House who supported the principles and morals of the Grand Old Party, who was a true patriot and cared for the future of his country was Richard Millhouse Nixon. If we judge our presidents by their accomplishments and how they affected the largest number of our nation’s people, the best President by far was Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Included in the top five would be Richard Nixon. Sadly, what he will be remembered for by historians is his ambition to receive a second term and the felonies he committed when he approved the break-in at th...