TheWiseOldFart

  Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart I am 80 years old; three weeks younger than your illegitimate president. In my experience, not only has America become the most obese nation in the world, it is also the laziest. I’m not sure that the majority of our nation’s people care about their future or the future of their country. After President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990, handicapped parking spaces began to appear in public parking lots as quickly as possible. I praise President Bush for his action and the wisdom of Congress. However, with every good idea comes with it people who abuse the law. Many of the men and women using those spaces were clearly in possession of all of their physical abilities and chose not to walk from spaces farther away from the business they were patronizing. Unfortunately, I am totally disabled today. I cannot stand or walk without a wheelchair, or in my home, a walker. When I accompany my wife to the grocery store or oth...

M Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart   For decades the media has allowed right-wing politicians to claim the title of “conservatives.” This is a blatant misconception of these men and women in 2024. They have none of the attributes attached to men and women in the past who actually were conservatives. What today’s right-wing politicians are in reality can be defined by the labels “racists and bigots.”   Today’s fake Republicans are opposed to the protection of voting rights for all, the growth of small businesses, the rights of the LGBTQ community, equal rights for women, an end to extreme racism, fair taxation, an end to domestic terrorism and our nation’s growing gun violence, and First Amendment protection for the practice of religion of choice, or none at all. All of these failed policies are opposed to the beliefs of true conservatives.   There are no "Republicans" in Washington Today The ultimate truth is that today’s “Republicans” are not representative of their predecess...