TheWiseOldFart

If the people of Iowa cared, I would feel sorry for them. However, they continue to reelect two of the worst, self-serving Senators in American history: Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst. Grassley is the senior Senator from Iowa. In his situation, it is valid to use the word “senior” in more ways than one. The press, mainstream media, late night comics, Trump, and his failed party made age an issue in 2024. This was a smoke screen. He is 82 years of age, and I believe he is too old to be our president. Trump is 78 ½ years old, and mentally impaired. He is equally unqualified to lead our nation. However, the “winner” in this discussion is Chuck Grassley. “Grassley, who will turn 91 this fall, has spent seven terms in the Senate championing ethanol and Iowa pig farmers and throwing sand in the gears of the government whenever he gets the chance.” (This part of the article comes from March, 2024. He was reelected at the age of 91). This one story should be the most embarrassing thing about Io...

I admit to being obsessed. I attempt to follow everything which happens or doesn’t happen in Washington. You may not have noticed, but Elon Musk frequently voices his opinions on multiple issues, and Trump eventually claims that he made the same decision. First, I call bullshit, and second it appears that Musk is the real president and making all of the important decisions. I’m pretty sure Musk doesn’t waste his time chasing a little white ball across the grass and in the sand. Between 2017 and 2021 it was very clear that Vladimir Putin was in charge. Is Musk his protégé? It is more than obvious that Trump’s dementia is advancing, and senility has been an issue for several years. He is too old to be the president of the PTA, nevertheless the leader of more than 340 million people. However, Musk was not on the ballot. What does this mean for America’s future. If our government and the mainstream media were honest, it means that America’s future is in the control of someone who is not an...

I’m sure that between 75 and 80 percent of voters who cast their ballots for Trump pay no attention to what happens in Washington, and know nothing about the “real Donald Trump.” I begin with yesterday. Trump does not honor our fallen soldiers on Veterans Day. He openly calls them “suckers” and “losers,” asking, “what was in it for them?” On January 20, 2025, he will once again become their Commander-in-Chief. In 2017 Trump had transcripts of his time at a military boarding school and Wharton Business College sealed. Why? Just listen to him speak. He is virtually illiterate, lacking the mental ability to pass his courses. His degree, like his military deferments, were bought and paid for by daddy Fred. It is a well-known fact that he cannot read a document with complete comprehension, including the all important Presidents Daily Brief. After leaving Wharton, he went to work with his father in his New York apartment business. As a rental agent, his orders, which he eagerly accepted, wer...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart I must share an article with you I read by Richardesic for the Daily Kos. He simplifies what I believe is not only Trump’s manner of governing, but how he has lived for 78 years. [1) Take a dump on the carpet 2) Complain loudly that there is a turd on the carpet 3) Blame the turd on everyone but him 4) Demand someone else clean up the turd 5) Smear the turd around 6) Say he cleaned up the turd better than anyone else could have 7) Declare victory] Knowing that Trump has never accomplished anything of value in his entire life helps any informed American to understand this very simple and very accurate description of “the real Donald Trump.” There has never been a less qualified candidate in history than the old, orange man: Donald John Trump. Op-ed by James Turnage Find my novels on Amazon Source: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/10/20/2278082/-Trump-s-Approach-to-Governing-A-Utah-man-nails-it-accurately?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=trending&pm_m...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Trump’s radical, fascist-leaning party will call her a “traitor.” The truth is, Liz Cheney is one of the few remaining members of the once Grand Old Party. Her values are not always my values, but she shares one trait we both value above all else: patriotism. We are both loyal Americans who reject an illegitimate presidential candidate who hates our country. The former Representative and daughter of a former Vice-President, joined Kamala Harris during a campaign stop in Wisconsin Thursday. She represents what the Republican Party was and why I have been an Independent voter for my entire adult life. “I was a Republican even before Donald Trump started spray-tanning,” she joked at the event. “Donald Trump was willing to sacrifice our Capitol, to allow law enforcement officers to be beaten and brutalized in his name, and to violate the law and the Constitution in order to seize power for himself,” she later added. “I don’t care if you are a Democrat or a Republica...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart I am proud to be a Liberal, Progressive, or whatever fake conservatives want to label me. I believe in moving America forward, not backwards as Trump did between 2017 and 2021. With Kamala Harris leading our nation, our country can return to a path which will lead us to greatness. If Kamala Harris’ agenda is to succeed, we must give her a House and Senate controlled by Democrats. Let’s be totally honest: if any Republican supports Trump, he or she supports Project 2025. They do not support the needs and wishes of the majority of Americans. TRUMP’S DO-NOTHING CONGRESS The Freedom Caucus is an extremist group withing the House of Representatives whose loyalty is to Trump, not the American people. They are the core of Moscow Mitch McConnell’s “party of no,” created in January of 2009. Since the beginning of the 118 th Congress, in January of 2023, a total of 82 bills have been passed by the legislative branch. The average is between 200-600 per year. Trump’s “peop...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Another story proving that the government of the United States is the most corrupt and incompetent in the world of developed nations. Our country is facing another government shutdown. Wait a minute. In March, 2024, the Senate approved the 2024 national budget of 1.2 trillion dollars. The House voted in favor of the bill just days before. Only three months into a new year, and Congress finally did its job. In any other developed nation in the world, this would be the end of an agreement which decided how much money would be spent and where it would go. Not in the United States. Only in America, there is a “debt limit” which must be agreed to by both parties prior to the end of the fiscal year, September 30, 2024. If you don’t understand any of this, you are not alone. I doubt that many of our elected officials could give you a reasonable explanation. What I do know as a taxpayer is that one party, (usually Republicans), decided that they want changes in the bud...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart I’m not going to repeat what we all saw during the presidential debate on Tuesday evening. It was a major embarrassment for Donald Trump. I saw something which has not been discussed by anyone in the mainstream media. I saw a 78-year-old man struggle to maintain his composure and keep his focus on the questions and his responses. Time and time again Trump repeated the same answers to questions unrelated to his response. Trump proved that his attacks on President Biden were founded on fact. This old, white man is too old to lead our nation. Trump and I are the same age. In less than two years we will have the honor of becoming octogenarians. Retirement is a good thing, and Trump’s retirement would be good thing for our country. AN ISSUE OF GREAT IMPORTANCE FOR OUR NATION’S FUTURE Vice-President Harris is a vibrant 59-year-old woman whose experience and efforts have led her to where she is today. On Tuesday evening Kamala Harris proved that she is very capable of ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Trump’s entire life has depended on making complete fools of others. Not once in his life has he found it necessary or convenient to tell the truth. The orange buffoon is the ultimate con man. Those of you who continue to support him, those he refers to as “basement dwellers,” are the biggest fools of all. If you believe he will do anything he says if elected, there is something seriously wrong with your thought process. The evidence is undeniable, and to choose ignorance is purely moronic. Without his “basement dwellers,” Trump would be nothing but a cartoon, a caricature in the New Yorker Magazine. However, Trump would never see it: he is not intelligent enough to read the magazine, if he can read at all. BE HONEST: NOT A SINGLE PROMISE TRUMP MADE IN 2016 WAS REALIZED Trump does nothing because he knows nothing. Not a single accomplishment was recorded between 2017 and 2021 with the exception of tax cuts for the super-rich and huge corporations. In his campaig...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart If you watched the “debates” between Hillary Clinton and Trump, or between Joe Biden and Trump, why would you be looking forward to tonight, 9/10/24, and the “debate” between Kamala Harris and Trump? Trump either doesn’t understand the meaning of what a debate is intended to be, or he doesn’t care. I vote for the former. In 2016, 2020, and in 2024, any “debate” in which the orange buffoon participated was a farce. The intent is to learn the position of each candidate on the important issues. Every time Trump opens his piehole, it is clear that his diploma from Wharton is undeserved. Daddy Fred most certainly paid for the sheepskin his son never earned. This is why in 2017 Trump ordered all of his transcripts from any institute of education to be sealed. Therefore, he lacks the ability to speak with the knowledge and experience needed to discuss any subject. I am still not convinced that he has the ability to read. I trust no man who has never read a book. Trump’...

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%. ...