TheWiseOldFart

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart As you know by now, our Founding Fathers made mistakes. They knew it, but believed that their successors would make the necessary improvements. They expected others would be eager to follow them and serve their country, their people. However, they failed to foresee the weakness and lack of character we experience today. The federal government of the United States is the most incompetent and corrupt in the world in 2026. And their leader is the “Don” of the Washington Mafia.” “The president continues to find new, once-unimaginable ways to use the awesome powers of the federal government to enrich himself.” Michael A. Cohen, (author). HOW MANY OF OUR ELECTED AND APPOINTED LEADERS ACTUALLY CARE ABOUT THEIR COUNTRY? The saddest and most important lesson I learned over my nearly 80 years as a patriotic American, is that in the 21 st century, no one with extreme wealth and/or power can be trusted. If I had to guess, I believe that about 80 percent of those who spend ...

Trump told his supporters that within an hour after his inauguration he will pardon every man and woman who was convicted of various crimes related to the January 6, 2021 attempted coup. No one convicted of a crime related to the insurrection was never charged for their true crime: treason. Although Trump planned, organized, and executed the violent attack on our democracy, he has never been charged with the crime he committed. I watched all three hours of the darkest day in American history, and there is no other word for what my wife and I witnessed. The United States has been a nation without law for more than four decades, and if Trump actually keeps one of his promises, it will offer proof once and for all that anarchy rules America. However, only the rich and powerful are above the law. Not a single American with enormous wealth and/or great power, including professional politicians, has ever been fairly punished for his or her crimes. Remember: Trump was impeached twice for caus...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Trump’s Supreme Court just acquitted him for attempting to overthrow our government on January 6, 2021. By a vote of 6-3, (no surprise there), they decided he does not have absolute immunity, but is protected in certain situations. They decreed that certain actions taken by Trump during the insurrection are protected. What this will do is guarantee that Trump will not face additional legal action until after the November election. They used the fact that additional hearings and possible appeals will inhibit the already slow and tedious process of our failed justice system. BIDEN COULD USE THIS DECISION TO STRETCH THE PERAMETERS OF HIS POWERS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS: WILL HE? Theoretically, this corrupted Court has given President Biden new powers over the next several months. If this Court was in control of our country in the 1970’s Richard Nixon would have been exonerated for the Watergate break-in. What actions could Mr. Biden take which were previously u...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Trump’s crimes are many, and began about 60 years ago. When a 13-year-old child is forced out of his home as adolescence begins, these become the most important years of development: who and what he will become as an adult. Trump was sent away to military boarding school at the tender age of 13. When a child begins to mature, parental obligation becomes critical. The Donald Trump we know today is the sum of his life’s experience. He remains immature, desperate for love and acceptance. After his daddy paid for his diploma from Wharton Business College, Trump was given more than 400 million dollars to begin his own business. He lost that money in a very short period of time. His father’s efforts to make amends for his lack of parental ability failed, and a pattern began for a life dominated by a lack of successful business ventures and personal failures. THOSE OF US WHO HAVE STUDIED TRUMP’S LIFE ARE NOT SURPRISED Raising children is the most difficult challenge a ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Trump’s own words and actions offer undeniable proof that he hates the America of our Founding Fathers. Therefore, as he faces multiple criminal trials, if he makes demands, just say no. Trump is a traitor, a lifelong criminal, a sexual predator, a xenophobe, and a homophobe. Why should anyone care what matters to what historians call “the worst president in American history?” Trump Knows What All True Americans Know: He is Guilty of Every Accusation Made Against Him “Lock him up.” If justice matters in America today, Trump will spend the remainder of his pathetic life in a prison. I ask a serious question: “why is the mainstream media afraid to call Trump what he is; a traitor?” Add to this the fact that Democrats lack the courage to tell Trump and the American people that Trump is America’s greatest enemy and unfit to hold any office at any level in America, and it is easy to see what is wrong with our nation in the 21 st century: no one has the courage to do...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart   The answer to the age-old question is, “ he’s so dumb he doesn’t realize he’s his own worst enemy.”   This perfectly describes your former illegitimate president, Donald John Trump.   The Most Hated Man in the World   We now know that the 2016 election was rigged in favor of Donald Trump . His partner in this heinous crime was his mentor, Vladimir Putin.   Women led our nation in the fight to prevent the worst man in the world from getting away with corruption.   A “women’s march” was organized for January 21, 2017, the day after the smallest inauguration in modern history. It was originally planned for Washington, D.C. However, large groups of women across America organized their own protests. My daughter and granddaughters participated in the March which took place in Fort Meyers, Florida. I was very proud .   A side story. On the way home to N aples, she told her daughters that our country had never had a woman preside...