TheWiseOldFart

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Trump’s agenda, “Project 2025,” is the opposite of progressive: it is 100 percent regressive. One by one, the dictator who is occasionally in the White House, is destroying the advances of his predecessors, both Democrats and Republicans. Remember, it was a real Republican who actually accomplished great things. Not one of his successors can claim such a huge number of positive accomplishments. Reagan, Bush 41, Bush 43, and Trump all failed miserably. [Richard Nixon's most significant accomplishments include ending U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, improving relations with China and the Soviet Union, and establishing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). He also oversaw the first moon landing, initiated welfare reform, and signed the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT I) with the Soviet Union.] Today’s fake Republicans oppose the EPA. Trump’s EP A A dministrator, Lee Zeldin, opposes everything the EPA stands for and is taking it apart piece by pi...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart I do not like political parties, they are an obstacle to democracy and freedom of thought. Voters who profess their loyalty to Democrats or Republicans are wasting their votes. If you vote for any candidate for the sole reason that they have an “R” or a “D” next to their name, you are choosing to be ignorant. I have been an Independent since the first year in which I could vote, 1968. I admit that most of the time prior to 2000, I voted for more Democrats than Republicans. However, beginning in 2000, I have never found anyone claiming to be a Republican worthy of my vote at the federal level. However, I have always had one complaint about Democrats: a lack of unity when it is needed. “I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat.” Will Rogers MY HOW THINGS HAVE CHANGED Just 30 years ago, if a presidential candidate had engaged in extramarital relations, or simply divorce and remarried, he might as well have resigned from his campaign. Mora...