TheWiseOldFart

  Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Last weekend a Republican event was held in Washington, D.C., attended by hundreds of right-wing politicians and supporters. I’m not referring to the extremist, pro-Trump morons who continue to shout the same angry and hate-filled attacks they did nine years ago. This was held by an anti-Trump group calling it the “Principles First Summit.” SAVING AMERICA FROM TRUMP AND HIS HATERS These men and women openly expressed their belief that Trump is a serious threat to democracy in America. They plan to focus on Republican supporters who favor Nikki Haley. Their target audience shares a single belief: “GOP defections will be the single largest factor in the November outcome.” I agree to a point. However, a recent Gallup poll revealed an all-important fact: 49 percent of all registered voters consider themselves Independents. I view this as a very positive step in American politics. Both major parties have failed the American people. Those who call themselves “Re

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 the USSR to reduce the escalation of

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart   America has more problems in the 21 st century than in all of its 247-year history. However, if I must break it down to one issue, and I must, it is the very existence of political parties. For professional politicians only one thing matters, not the people or future of our country, winning elections and amassing power is their only goal and their only focus.   I could not vote until I was 21 years old, in 1967. Therefore, the first election in which I cast my ballot was in 1968. I decided long before that I would never be a member of either party, I would be an Independent, and I remain so today. However, I have a problem, and that problem is our nation’s biggest problem: the entire right side of the aisle no longer represents the majority of our nation’s people. They support the current plutocracy. One fact is frightening: a plutocracy cannot survive permanently without a fascist government. Our democracy is in danger.   If you are a member of the voting