TheWiseOldFart

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Caring for returning physically and mentally injured military and their families: Universal healthcare: complete equality for women: ending racism and bigotry in America: affordable higher education: end escalating gun violence: fair taxation: reforming our corrupt and incompetent government: placing the American people in priority over special interests. These are the major issues which have faced America for more than 50 years, and nothing has changed, with the exception that some of these issues, including income inequality, have become bigger problems over the last five decades. THE THIRD WORST PRESIDENT IN HISTORY It is no secret to anyone who chooses to be an informed American: the government of the United States of America has become the most corrupt and incompetent on the planet. Our Founding Father’s intention was to have a government which would represent the needs and wishes of the people. However, today, they work for themselves and rule over us, not...

  Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart The news division of CBS moved from being the most respected information network in America to the new Fox News, a broadcast focused on spreading right-wing extremism to millions of loyal viewers. The change was placing Trump sycophant, Bari Weiss, in control of the news division of CBS by its parent company, Paramount. Changes came rapidly. Like Fox, the truth became CBS’ least concern, placing their Fuhrerr, Donald John Trump, in  priority number one. Facts prove that the truth became the enemy. Therefore, Weiss fired some of America’s most respected and legitimate journalists because they refused to surrender their integrity and report stories which were blatant lies. Names you might know are Scott Pelley, Shaaryn Alfonsi, and Cecilia Vega. RESPECTED JOURNALISM DISAPPEARED FROM THE EVENING NEWS AND “60 MINUTES” IMMEDIATELY I have not watched a morning or evening news broadcast since November 9, 2016. Failures during the 2016 campaign season by the ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Unlike Trump who cares only for his 989 oligarchs/billionaires, Alexandrea Ocasio-Cortez would be the people’s president. That said, let’s look at a recent event which is a perfect example of where the 21 st century is headed, unless radical change occurs immediately. WHEN WILL THE AMERICAN PEOPLE COME FIRST? I am an Independent voter: always have been and always will be. I have complaints about both parties and they are the same: if you are an elected official in America, you fail to listen to the majority of our nation’s people. You fail to perform the job for which you were elected. You do not represent the people, you work for yourself. What happened yesterday in the House is a perfect example of why professional politicians are the worst people in the world. A bill was passed giving our incompetent Pentagon $1.15 trillion. Before learning more about the actual vote, I assumed that all Democrats voted against the proposal, and all Republicans voted for it. ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart        Questions which need to be answered: Where do the funds for Social Security come from? What is an “entitlement?” Why is the program underfunded? Who is to blame? FACT: THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES IS THE MOST CORRUPT AND INCOMPETENT IN THE WORLD To learn the full truth, we must go back in time. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, “the People’s President,” was elected in 1932. From day one, it was clear that he placed the working class first. Deeply concerned about how every man and woman working in jobs which offered little or no retirement assistance, he eagerly signed the Social Security Act on August 14, 1935. To this day, Social Security is the only perfect law ever passed by Congress. This is how it was designed. Funding would not be provided by taxpayer dollars. Every employee and employer would contribute to the fund and added to the program based on the amount of money earned. When the employee reached retirement ag...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart For more than 10 years, I have been telling you that Trump was a huge fan of Adolf Hitler. Before going to sleep, he read his Fuhrer’s speeches over and over again. It is also fair to assume that he read “Mein Kampf” as well. Anyone with common sense is aware that if Trump’s lips are moving, he’s lying. However, some of his lies are laughable and others are extremely destructive. His lie about the 2020 election is not only the most infamous lie he ever told, but it also remains responsible for the great divide among our nation’s people. However, Trump did not create this lie. He learned it from Mein Kampf, Hitler’s own fascist manifesto. FROM HITLER TO TRUMP WITH HATE Hitler was a master manipulator. He knew one important fact about the average person. He was aware that if he was to be an all-powerful dictator, the people would need to believe that everything he said was fact and anything which opposed his ideas and beliefs was actually misleading and false. His...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Our country has survived 66 months of Trump’s illegitimate rule over 340 million people. It hasn’t been easy. His regressive and destructive policies and words challenge even the most patriotic men and women in America. Truth be told, his old age, combined with an historical level of incompetence, allowed our nation to celebrate 250 years of existence today. PROMISES UNKEPT, FAILURES ABOUND, THE RESULT OF OLD AGE AND DEMENTIA? All politicians are liars. Trump is not only the worst president in history by far, he holds the record for telling the most outrageous lies imaginable. During the 2024 campaign, Trump made multiple promises, as do all professional politicians. However, three of his guarantees to the voting public contributed to his controversial victory. Trump stood before his cult and millions of uninformed Americans promising that he would end Greedflation and the invasion of Ukraine on day one. He also promised that with him in the White House, there w...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart If you ask 90 percent of voters what the most important issue in any election is, the answer is always, “the economy.” Being an American is not easy in the 21 st century. The solution to any problem, and at the root of most crimes is money. If you want the “American dream,” you must have money, and lots of it.. As an original baby boomer, I grew up in a country struggling to move from a wartime economy to something more normal. As a boy in the 1950s and 1960s my dreams were not very lofty. Most of my friends had more “things” than me, but that was never important. Most of the kids in my school had two parents. I and my brother were raised by a single mother. All she did was work. She considered raising two sons her entire reason for existing. I worked lots of jobs, but never became rich. My wife and I finally achieved the American dream in 1999 when I was 53 and my wife 49: we purchased our own home. Statistics prove that most Americans 35 years of age and youn...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Gossip. When I was a teenager attending high school, the world was a far, far different place. My freshman and sophomore years were spent in a Catholic high school. Boys and girls were separated by the primary entrance to the school. We could only communicate with members of the opposite sex before and after school, or at rallies for the football team. The only time we saw each other was when we passed each other on the lobby stairway. Notes were passed and hidden, to be read later. Some of the notes contained “gossip” about other students and the teachers. When I left St. Bernard High School, I attended Venice High School. Public schools were far different. Dress codes were very lenient, and with the exception of gym classes, everything was co-ed. We didn’t need to pass notes, and the amount of gossip was plentiful. My brother and I were raised by a single mother and her parents. Many of the principles and beliefs I have today came from them. My grandmother was...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart In January of 2017, an entire political party, which was once known as “the Grand Old Party,” abandoned its morals, its self-respect, its principles, and its dignity, and surrendered its free thought and free will to an old, obese, and mentally deficient failed businessman who had renently been illegitimately sworn in as their president. The Party of Lincoln had taken its last breath. MOST “REPUBLICANS” KNOW BETTER I have no doubt that the majority of the men and women who call themselves “Republicans” in Washington have at least average intelligence and are fully aware that Trump has become a dictator. They know that his policies are wrong for America, but with a shrinking voter base, they are desperate to receive the votes of his ignorant supporters. His failure to keep his promises, most notably ending inflation, ending the invasion of Ukraine, and keeping our nation out of another unwinnable war in the Middle East, are adding to the possibility of Democrats ...

  Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart This story is confusing, sad, and almost unbelievable. At the center of this tale is Senator Lindsey Graham, Rep., South Carolina. Arizona Senator John McCain lost his battle for life on August 25, 2018. He and Lindsey Graham were close friends, almost inseparable. Although my beliefs and those of Senator McCain were often in direct opposition, I admired him for the only reason which mattered: Mr. McCain always acted in a manner focused on doing what he believed was the right for the American people. I believed that he and Graham shared the same principles and morals. However, after Senator McCain passed, Graham became hypocrite number one. During the 2016 campaign Graham constantly criticized Trump: a couple of examples. In 2016, Lindsey Graham wrote, "If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed … and we will deserve it." "The bottom line is I believe Donald Trump would be an absolute, utter disaster for the Republican Party, destroy conservati...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Your government is the most corrupt in the world. It is also the most incompetent in history, refusing to perform the jobs for which they were elected. That said, a watchdog group claims that the Washington Mafia is hiding the truth about our national debt. Although it is reported as 39 trillion dollars, this group claims that the actual number is 170.3 trillion dollars. TRUTH IN ACCOUNTING CLAIMS THAT YOUR GOVERNMENT FAILS TO INCLUDE ALL OF THE COSTS INCLUDED IN THE DEFICIT [As of Sept. 30, 2025, the U.S. government had only $6.1 trillion on hand to pay for $176.3 trillion worth of incurred and promised liabilities, Truth in Accounting reports.] The following are a few of the debts unreported by your corrupt government. [Within that number, projected Social Security benefits for all Americans who have entered the workforce amount to $54 trillion, total Medicare benefits will cost $74.5 trillion, and military and civilian retirement benefits will be $15.5 trilli...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart I am a proud, lifelong pacifist. There are no “winners” in a war or any form of physical combat. Everyone loses, and no one can prove me wrong. However, two mentally deranged white men are eagerly murdering thousands of innocent men, women, and children in what is being called “Trump’s Iran War.” THE VIOLENCE BEGAN ON THE COAST OF VENEZUELA Trump and his brother from another mother, Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, supported by an incompetent and fascist Pentagon, began murdering passengers on power boats racing along the shores of Venezuela. They claimed justification based on an unproven assertion that these boats were transporting illegal drugs. Nothing has ever confirmed this old adage more accurately: “when you assume, you make an ass out of you and me.” Trump is not intelligent enough to gaslight our nation’s people as he nears the age of 80. The mainstream media will not report the exact number of those murdered by missiles fired from a U.S. Navy ship, bu...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Fox News began broadcasting in 1996. The story claims that billionaire newspaper magnate, Rupert Murdoch and former Republican strategist, Roger Ailes, decided to create a television news network devoted to the conservative side of politics. Some of this may be true, but I believe the inspiration began in the 1980’s. Rupert Murdoch is all about the money, and the original idea came from the most popular television broadcasts of that decade. TRASH TV In the 1980’s, daytime talk shows dominated the ratings on weekdays. The phenomenon likely began with Phil Donahue. He was the first to put a microphone in an audience member’s face. He was followed by Sally Jessy Raphael, Rikki Lake, Montel Williams, Geraldo Rivera, Maury Povich, Jerry Springer, Jenny Jones, Oprah Winfrey, and others. No longer were the men and women on stage celebrities, they were guests who fit into the “topic of the day.” Those topics ranged from overeating disorders, to more salacious situations...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart “If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it’s a duck.” If you see something with your own eyes, it is reality, and cannot be questioned or denied. Trump is an idiot, and nothing proves this fact more than when he attempts to convince the American people that what they see is not real, and what he tells them is the only reality. The term is “gaslighting.” ["Gaslighting" (often misspelled "gaslighting") is a manipulative tactic where someone makes a victim question their own reality, memory, or sanity, creating self-doubt, confusion, and dependence, often to gain power, by denying events, trivializing feelings, or twisting facts. It's a form of psychological abuse, making the victim feel "crazy" or like they are "overreacting".] Trump’s biggest problem is that he thinks all Americans are as dumb as he and his followers choose to be. With our birthdays just three weeks apart, I would challenge the orange buffoon t...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Immediately, without an investigation, without discussing the tragedy with any member of a legitimate law enforcement agency, Kristi Noem stood before the television cameras and claimed that the victim who had just been shot and killed by a member of ICE was a “domestic terrorist who had attempted to run over the agents with her vehicle.” Two videos and statements by eyewitnesses rebuked her rash and unverified statement, calling the death of 37-year-old Renee Niclole Good a murder. NO ONE IN POWER CAN BE TRUSTED IN THE 21 ST CENTURY Personally, because I have learned not to trust anyone in our government, and all law enforcement agencies, while placing my trust in regular Americans, like me, I immediately called “bullshit.” Noem is another paid liar whose only true function is to protect her Fuhrer. Here’s what I know from what I read, not from watching the ‘boob tube.’ Trump, his Nazi Party, six members of the Supreme Court, the Pentagon, and 902 oligarchs ar...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart First, a reminder for our government: “this is our country. It belongs to us. You work for us and hiding the truth proves that you are lying about everything.” It is totally fair to judge your government by its own words and actions. When the men and women we elect lie to us, all trust is gone, forever. TRUMP LIES CONSTANTLY Since June 15, 2015, Trump told more than 100,000 lies in front of the television cameras, at his hate rallies, and on social media, likely while sitting on the toilet in the middle of the night. His biggest lie, a lie he knew was entirely false, claiming victory in the 2020 election continues. I find it unbelievable that anyone, any voter, in America is so weak-minded they ignore the decisions of more than 60 state courts, and his own, stacked Supreme Court. 2026: MORE LIES AND THE LEAST QUALIFIED ADMINISTRATION IN HISTORY There is no possible way Trump could have chosen a less qualified staff for his second, illegitimate administration. Ma...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Donald Trump never has been and never will be an American President. He is a fascist dictator. The truth is, he never wanted to have a ‘real job.’ He knows nothing about leadership or government, and has never shown any indication that he is willing to learn how to work, and never for the benefit of others. However, after his rigged victory on November 8, 2016, he saw an opportunity to increase his personal wealth, and he did, by 3.7 billion dollars over four, long years. Vladimir Putin recognized the reality that he would have his greatest asset in a position of power. His lifelong dream of destroying America would be sitting behind the Resolute desk. In 2026, Trump is moving full speed ahead in his efforts to create chaos and end the dream of our Founding Fathers. I will say it again: Trump remains an immature, spoiled child, who is and always was the schoolyard bully. Unfortunately, Trump doesn’t read; or maybe he can’t. If he had read “Being a President for ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart First, the big lie about Social Security. Republicans call the program an entitlement. Social Security was originally funded entirely by employers and employees, no taxpayer money was used. However, corrupt politicians have attached additional programs to this retirement fund, and the only reason it may become bankrupt in the near future. [A fter its 1935 origin, the Social Security Act expanded significantly, adding critical programs like Medicare and Medicaid (health insurance for elderly/poor), the federalized Supplemental Security Income (SSI) for needy aged, blind, and disabled, and expanding child welfare and public health grants to states, forming a broader social safety net beyond just retirement. Key additions also included Unemployment Insurance, Disability benefits (within OASDI), and Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). Key Expansions & Additions: 1930s-1940s (Original Act & Early Amendments): Unemployment Insurance: A national pro...