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Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart I know that the Party of Lincoln, the Grand Old Party, or simply the Republican Party no longer exists. Some of you may doubt my allegation. However, let’s take a look at what I believe was the last, true Republican Platform released prior to the 1968 election. Reagan is the reason the GOP no longer exists today. He began its destruction, and Trump completed its implosion. As we compare Trump and his American Fascist Party, remember that in 2025, the Republican Platform is a 922-page fascist manifesto, Project 2025. I will not offer you the entirety of what became Richard Nixon’s platform. I will only address the major points. You can read it in its entirety on the attached source. In the preamble, the DNC focused on America’s youth. They stressed the accomplishments of two of their greatest presidents, Abraham Lincoln and Dwight D. Eisenhower. Watching Eisenhower’s second convention is the reason I became interested in politics.      ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart For more than 10 years I have written thousands of articles for newspapers, blogs, and my own effort, my blog, “TheWiseOldFart,”  to inform the American people of the truth. I feel a great sadness that most of what I offer my readers is about the men who intentionally changed the direction, the future, of a nation called the United States of America, not for good, but for the worse. I learned what patriotism meant when I began attending elementary school in 1952. I was one of the nerds who loved school. Every day at St. Mark’s Elementary School began with me and my fellow students standing, facing the American flag in the corner of the room, and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. My younger brother and I were raised by a single mother. We were poor, but we didn’t know it because we were happy. Television was in its infancy and was our primary source of entertainment when we were inside our one-bedroom apartment. The screen was only nine inches wide and nine ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart   It is an irrefutable fact that whatever those on the right side of the aisle call themselves, they have no resemblance to the Party of Lincoln, the Grand Old Party, or the Republican Party. Once respected for their principles, morals, and ideas, these men and women care about nothing but their personal ambitions. Winning elections at all cost, by any means, is their ultimate goal. Rich Logis was a loyal member of Trump’s cult, now called “The MAGA Party.” He is now a free man, allowed to think freely and make decisions based on facts, not angry and hate-filled rhetoric. He wrote an article which is attached to my latest effort to keep America informed of the truth. Mr. Logis confirms my allegation that the once Grand Old Party is virtually extinct and cannot be saved. [The irrefutable fact is: the Republican Party appealed (habitually, I talk of the party in the past tense) to those who think moving backward is moving forward. Whether that means looking to...