TheWiseOldFart

Democrats are cowards, and Republicans are liars and hypocrites. This is what it means to be a member of a failed political party. All political organizations are bad, some are just worse than others. It is not an exaggeration to claim that all Republicans are criminals and care only about themselves and their party. The truth is, the once Grand Old Party committed suicide in 2017. Democrats say all the right things but lack the courage to act decisively. Where do these facts fit into America’s future? As long as our choices at the polls are between these two failed political parties, our country has no future. The recent pardon of Hunter Biden by his father, the President of the United States, was courageous and the right thing to do. So why was Mr. Biden criticized by both Democrats and Republicans? You tell me: it makes no sense. Hunter Biden’s alleged “crimes” are seldom prosecuted. This situation was a Republican witch hunt and an effort to hide their many crimes over the last nin...

All Politicians are cowards, regardless of their party affiliation. They are more afraid of what might happen if they did the right thing than violating their oaths of office. Losing an election would force them to find a real job. Their license to steal from the American people would be revoked. Not a single professional politician spends more than 100 days each year working for the people. Most of their time is spent fund raising and lying to their constituents. Since Trump was gifted the Electoral College in 2016, the government of the United States has become the most corrupt and most incompetent in the world. Fewer bills have become law over the last nine years than during any other period in American history. Our Founding Fathers were “eternal optimists.” They were naïve and believed that their successors would possess the morals, principles, and integrity to improve upon their humble beginnings in 1789. However, they underestimated the frailty of humanity. The desires for great ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart   Not a single person in the entire world shares the exact same story with another. Humans are given free thought and free will, and no one shares another person’s mind completely. Therefore, if we listen really hard, we will find more than eight billion, 45 million unique stories around the world. In my experience, most people have one huge fault, they are quick to judge others without knowing them. No one can truly know someone else if that person refuses to expose their innermost selves to another. Some of the most judgmental people I know call themselves “Christians.” Therefore, they must not have the right to call themselves Christians. In the New Testament of the Bible, Jesus Christ instructed his followers: “Judge not lest ye be judged,” and “Only God, the Father can judge men.” I learned more about this lesson after the passing of my father-in-law. I knew he was a good man who I respected and liked very much. However, at his celebration of life the c...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart   Let’s take an honest look at America in the 21 st century. Where do you think our nation stands on issues which are most important, and where do you think one-half of our dysfunctional government stands? This rating includes 15 nations included in an overall rating of quality of life. Here’s a clue; the United States does not rate first in any category. Inf fact, we are last in the group at number 15. However, in the free world America is ranked 23 rd in healthcare. Only wealthy Americans receive the finest care because only the wealthy can afford the most expensive medical services and personnel available. Even for working class men and women who have healthcare plans at their place of employment, co-pays create hardships for millions of our nation’s people. Our failed healthcare system has become the most expensive and inefficient in the world. I, personally, had two friends die in a hospital after being misdiagnosed. America is the only nation in the ...