TheWiseOldFart

Co-presidents Musk and Trump aren’t good at much. Trump’s entire life is a history of failure. Musk’s Tesla vehicles caught fire, his SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft has blown up twice, one of his Cyber Truck’s exploded in Vegas, and he is now destroying every part of our government which was actually working. All three branches of our government are corrupt, biased, and support the right-wing fascist manifesto, Project 2025. They are good for nothing. The people who actually worked in Washington and accomplished things based on our most important issues, are now looking for new jobs. Trump’s life has been a disaster. When he took office in 2017, one of the first things he did was to seal his educational records. We know that daddy Fred bought deferments which prevented him from being drafted into the military during the illegal war in South Vietnam. It is very clear that he also paid for his diplomas from military boarding school, and Wharton Business College. Trump is the worst public s...

  I was lying in bed this morning thinking about the last two-and-one-half weeks. I was musing selfishly and thinking about what it means to me. I realized that in my 78 years, the same number of years of life as Trump, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush, my feelings for my country have changed. Unlike the politicians who share my age, I witnessed America from the real world, the world most of our country’s people share with me. When I was a boy entering first grade, I believed that America was the greatest country in the world. Of course, by the time I was in high school, I realized that the country I worshipped was not perfect, not by a long shot. Although I began my interest in politics at the age of 10, it became far more serious before I was in my 20’s. The debacle known as the Vietnam War greatly altered my view of the men and women who served in Washington. The first men who were sent to a war halfway around the world were in my age group. They were drafted into a war with...

The Bully President It has been 17 days since Trump and Musk began their reign of terror, although it seems like years. I think it’s time to give Trump his first report card. I warn you, the Bully President has not done well. Economy, F; Making Americans Feel Safe, F; Keeping his Oath of Office, F; Foreign Relations, F; Uniting our Nation’s People, F; Choosing the Best White House Staff, F-. On the plus side, in the category of suggesting moronic ambitions which would waste time and cost taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars, he receives an A+. The Economy . Inflation remains a problem for most of our nation’s people. Trump promised to lower prices on day one, but has ignored the needs of our nation’s people entirely. Although he was warned repeatedly, his tariffs will destroy free trade and create a trade war. Prices will rise drastically, and the GNP will take a huge dive. Another effect of an unwise economic policy is the alienation of some of our closest allies and neighbors. M...

Trump is the “Antichrist,” the “Great Pretender.” However, he would not have risen from the depths of hell if one man had the courage to support the Constitution. I cannot predict how history will remember Moscow Mitch McConnell. If it is a truthful accounting, his 40 years in the Senate will be revealed as four decades of support for himself and his party. There is not a single record of accomplishing anything of a positive nature in his life. He has never served the majority of our nation’s people: he ruled over us since 1985. The Great Destructor, the Antichrist, continues to destroy every positive action by his predecessor, a true American and a lifetime patriot, President Joe Biden. However, none of this would be happening if Moscow Mitch had chosen to obey the Constitution. Trump was impeached for cause twice; in 2019 and 2021. The first impeachment came after Trump violated the Constitution as he attempted to bribe the President of Ukraine. The second was for “obstruction of jus...

Trump does not know how to accomplish anything. Like other worthless public service employees, he is an expert at undoing the great things accomplished by others. Trump is THE greatest weapon of mass destruction in history. In just a day and a half Trump 2.0 repeated his action of 2017. He issued many executive orders repealing the accomplishments of his predecessors, most specifically Barack Obama and Joe Biden. The “village idiot” is proud to have pardoned more than 1,500 Nazis who worship Putin and Hitler. Our government spent tens of millions of taxpayer dollars and thousands of man hours convicting the scum who attempted to overthrow our government. These are his people. What a “great” man. Now we know for certain what “Make America Great Again” really means. Welcome to the Nazi States of America. Trump is a poorly educated, illiterate old man, Therefore, he misused the word “accomplishment.” He believes that destroying something good is the same as accomplishing something. You el...

  In February of 2016 the most radical right-wing Supreme Court ju stice, Antonin Scalia, died suddenly. There were nine months before the next election.    However, Moscow Mitch McConnell violated the rules specified in the Constitution, and made his own rule, claiming that no Supreme Court justice would be confirmed during an election year. He would break this rule for his own benefit in October of 2020. Merrick Garland was President Obama’s nominee.   I am one of many who believe that as our Attorney General under President Biden, Garland will be remembered as the worst in history. After Trump planned, organized, and executed a violent insurrection on January 6, 2021, no charges were filed by the Department of Justice.   My wife and I watched all three hours of the attempted coup, and there is no doubt Trump committed treason. The facts prove that if Garland had the courage to do his job, Trump wou ld not be taking the oath of office on Mond ay . Garland pla...

  Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart The Truth Lives Here If Trump and Putin rig another election, America will lose and our nation’s future is in serious jeopardy. However, if the election is just and fair, and most voters realize that Trump’s tactics filled with lies, his horrific record between 2017 and 2021, and his billionaire supporter loses his bid to buy votes, our country will have its first woman president, and America will move proudly forward into the 21 st century. Kamala Harris in 2024. Op-ed by James Turnage

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart No one is reporting one fact about the 2024 election. As they did in 2016, the mainstream media is clearly supporting another illegitimate win for Donald Trump. In 2016, the media covered Trump and his hate rallies five-times more frequently than all other candidates combined. On the rare occasion they covered Hillary Clinton’s campaign they continued to talk about her use of a private e-mail server while Secretary of State. It is an undeniable fact that the media was a large factor in Trump’s controversial victory in the Electoral College. It is becoming more obvious every day that the mainstream media is once again supporting Trump. The big story of the week, which should have been front page news on every newspaper, and the internet, came from Trump’s former White House Chief of Staff. Former Marine Corps General, John Kelly, claims that Trump is the definition of a fascist who praised Hitler and the “good things” he did. His allegation was supported by sever...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart The year was 1987. A 41-year-old Donald Trump, and his wife, Ivana, were invited to Moscow by the KGB. They accepted. Vladimir Putin began his career with the KGB in 1975. He reached a position of power in the spy agency in the late 1980’s, resigning in 1991 to achieve his political ambitions. Although there is no record of the events which occurred in 1987, it is fair to say that it was during this visit to Moscow when Trump and Putin began a relationship. However, while campaigning in 2016, Trump lied, saying, “I never met the man.” During the 2016 campaign, a dossier composed by former MI-6 agent, Christopher Steele, was released. The subject was Trump’s visit to Moscow in 2013. As part owner of the Miss Universe Pageant, Trump participated in a number of events over the three days. The document contains allegations about how Putin and Trump completed plans to steal the 2016 election during those few days. In October of 2016, a meeting in the Oval...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart   [ The statistics for the entirety of Donald Trump’s time in office are nearly all compiled. As we did for his predecessor four years ago, we present a final look at the numbers.   The economy lost 2.7 million jobs. The unemployment rate increased by 1.7 percentage points to 6.4%.   Paychecks grew faster than inflation. Average weekly earnings for all workers were up 8.4% after inflation.   After-tax corporate profits went up, and the stock market set new records. The S&P 500 index rose 67.8%.   The international trade deficit Trump promised to reduce went up. The U.S. trade deficit in goods and services in 2020 was the highest since 2008 and increased 36.3% from 2016.   The number of people lacking health insurance rose by 3 million.   The federal debt held by the public went up, from $14.4 trillion to $21.6 trillion .   Home prices rose 27.5%, and the homeownership rate increased 2.1 percentage points to 65.8%. ...