TheWiseOldFart

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart I know that the Party of Lincoln, the Grand Old Party, or simply the Republican Party no longer exists. Some of you may doubt my allegation. However, let’s take a look at what I believe was the last, true Republican Platform released prior to the 1968 election. Reagan is the reason the GOP no longer exists today. He began its destruction, and Trump completed its implosion. As we compare Trump and his American Fascist Party, remember that in 2025, the Republican Platform is a 922-page fascist manifesto, Project 2025. I will not offer you the entirety of what became Richard Nixon’s platform. I will only address the major points. You can read it in its entirety on the attached source. In the preamble, the DNC focused on America’s youth. They stressed the accomplishments of two of their greatest presidents, Abraham Lincoln and Dwight D. Eisenhower. Watching Eisenhower’s second convention is the reason I became interested in politics.      ...

They call themselves “Republicans.” They are not. I remember the Grand Old Party and today’s men and women prove day after day that they bear no resemblance to the Party of Lincoln. First and foremost, Republicans would never have nominated a fascist who is the least qualified candidate in American history for the presidency in three successive elections. Republicans had integrity, morals, and principles. Today’s fake Republicans are extremists whose priorities are themselves and their owners, oligarchs/billionaires. What these AI Republicans are not: supportive of small business, defenders of individual rights, equality for all, including minorities, the LGBTQ community, and women, freedom of and from religion, encouraging voters to go to the polls, and willing to create a system of fair taxation for all Americans. I turned 21 in 1967. The first general election I used my right to vote was in 1968. It was a difficult year to be a first-time voter. My candidate of choice was Ro...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart   I claim that the once Grand Old Party began its demise in 1981 and imploded once and for all on January 20, 2017. I will also tell you that the last Republican president was Richard Nixon. Reagan, George W. Bush, and Donald Trump lacked the principles and morals of the Party of Lincoln. Although George H.W. Bush was a respectable Republican, he adopted the same failed fiscal policy established by Reagan, abandoning his former beliefs.   I will use two examples which validate my claim.    What Real Republicans Supported in the 1970’s   Nixon will forever be remembered for “Watergate.” This is sad because he was the most accomplished president in the latter half of the 20 th century. He has a longer list of passed legislation than the five Republican presidents who succeeded him combined.    Some of his accomplishments are well known, including establishing a relationship with the People’s Republic of China, working with th...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart   Reagan, Geoge H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, and Donald Trump all implemented the most failed economic policy in history. “Trickle Down Economics,” the policy which Reagan called “Supply Side Economics,” was created by your failed 40 th president, claiming that if the rich have more money, they will create good paying jobs for the American people. This was the biggest pile of bullshit in American history. The super-rich simply placed their additional profits in offshore accounts, or in the purchase of additional mansions or islands.    When Reagan left office in 1989, his failures left our nation in debt for more than a trillion dollars. Two Bush’s and a Trump continued this failed policy, and nearly placed our country in another Great Depression.    In 1993 Democrat Bill Clinton bailed out Reagan and George H.W. Bush. When he left office in 2001, the national debt had been erased, and our national treasury experienced a surp lus.  ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart   I am not an elitist. I never graduated from a college or university. I am nothing more, or less, than a 77-year-old man who has decades of experience and had the fortune to enjoy reading. I am what can be considered ‘self-educated.’ I try very hard not to be judgmental, but what I see happening in my beloved country and around the world in the 21 st century is unacceptable and frightening. Common sense seems to have been tossed aside and tyrants have become gods worshipped by the ignorant and uninformed. The United States is no longer the shining star, the epitome of what a democratic, free nation should be. It has morphed into a society more concerned with corporate profits than the quality of life for its people. Freedoms are in decline as fascist politicians seek control over our daily lives in the name of Christianity, and white power. Republicans believe they have the right to rule over us. They no longer believe that their purpose is to serve the ne...