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Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart The people of Iowa won’t miss her. Over the last 12 years, Joni Ernst failed to accomplish one positive thing. Like every other member of Trump’s fascist party, she carried his bags in a display of loyalty to her Nazi Master, while failing the people of Iowa and the entire population of the United States. She is expected to make an announcement this week telling her constituents that she will not run for a third term. Insiders claim that she never planned to run for reelection in 2026. However, after she was booed by angry Republicans at a town hall meeting, it was no surprise. She is joining other deserters including Moscow Mitch McConnell, Tommy Tuberville, and Thom Tillis. None of them will be missed. Over the last 10 years, those who call themselves “Republicans” have proven that they abandoned the principles and ideals of the former Grand Old Party years ago. Today’s fake Republican Party is composed of incompetents and fools. In three consecutive elections...

In June of 2015, Donald John Trump made a life-changing mistake, and he will never recover from his folly. When he declared his intention to win the Republican Party’s nomination for the presidency in 2016, he surrendered all privacy and doubt, exposing the ‘real Donald Trump’ to America and the world. He forever lost his claimed position as a New York socialite. The party was over. From that day until the election on November 8, 2016, he was heavily criticized and even denounced by the vast majority of Republicans. History proves that these same individuals revealed a level of hypocrisy not seen after his illegitimate election. They bowed to the worst man in the world without an iota of dissent. [Susan Collins: The Maine senator wrote an op-ed in The Washington Post on August 8 stating that although she is a lifelong Republican, she will not support the party’s nominee – a decision she says she does not take “lightly.” “Donald Trump does not reflect historical Republican values nor th...

  The junior senator from the confusing state of Iowa supports Trump’s destructive “big, beautiful bill,” which means she supports drastic cuts in Medicaid and Medicare. It also means that for Ernst, tax breaks for the super-rich are more important than the lives of the people of Iowa and the United States. In a county which overwhelmingly supported Trump in 2024, she was asked multiple questions about Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” which is estimated to increase the national debt by 3.5 to 9 trillion dollars over the next 10 years. "When you're arguing about illegals that are receiving Medicaid benefits, 1.4 million (people) … they are not eligible so they will be coming off," Ernst said. Someone in the crowd shouted in response: "People are going to die." "Well, we all are going to die," Ernst responded. "For heaven's sakes, folks," she continued with a smile. I might add, “only the good die young,” and Ernst will surely live to be 100....

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...