TheWiseOldFart

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Liars, fraud, massive corruption, graft, and incompetence: these are part of the list of negative attributes which compose the Trump administration.   Recent surveys reveal one critical fact about the upcoming midterm elections: all Americans, Republicans and Democrats alike are fed up with Trump and his anti-American administration. Let me set the record straight: I consider the leaders of our military sitting on their fat derrières in the Pentagon a significant part of Trump’s fascist army. If I believed that before, I am 100 percent convinced after the firing of employees working for “Stars and Stripes.” MILITARY BRASS, LIVING LIVES OF LUXURY AND PRIVILEGE, WHILE REGULAR MILITARY PERSONNEL STRUGGLE WHEN THEY RETURN HOME Stars and Stripes began publishing its magazine in 1861. The following is its mission statement. [Core Purpose: The sole mission of Stars and Stripes is to provide first-hand reporting from bases around the world and unbiased, credible new...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart I am in a good mood today. The men and women on the right side of the aisle who call themselves “Republicans,” have a serious problem, a conundrum. If they continue to support Trump’s destructive and unconstitutional policies, they will lose the one thing most important to them: winning elections.   With his approval rating in the 20’s, Trump has become an albatross. He announced yesterday that he would be campaigning for members of his party who are in close contests in November. But they don’t want him. Trump is the most hated public figure in modern history. He’s worked hard to earn that label. FAILED POLICIES, AND VERY BAD CHOICES Trump has been following his own fascist manifesto, Project 2025, since January 20, 2025. Fascism is not popular among real Americans, and his economic policy is causing enormous harm to the working class, whose quality of life is in steep decline. It is highly likely that his illegal and immoral war against Iran was the fatal ...

Op-ed by TheWseOldFart Three elections, but only one candidate. It is obvious that right-wing politicians are unable to find a better, more qualified presidential candidate than Trump. There are 271 Republicans in the House and Senate, and not a single one of them is capable of becoming our president? Imagine that. The world knows that Trump is a fool, and a tool. He is woefully unfit to lead our nation and is proving this truth every day he remains in office. His final iota of proof was unilaterally declaring a war on Iran in a thinly veiled effort to hide his close association with Jeffrey Epstein. Apparently, Trump remains far more qualified than every other man and woman calling themselves “Republican,” who spend some of their days on Capitol Hill. IGNORE THE REMARKS OF POLITICIANS AND THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA: ONLY THE AMERICAN PEOPLE MATTER Who is the worst president in history? The people have spoken. In a recent poll, not only was Trump in first place as the worst president in hist...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart First, facts you may never see or hear on the mainstream media. The national debt is now more than 40 trillion dollars. Four trillion dollars were added during Trump’s first administration between 2017 and 2021. When he took office in 2025, the deficit was 36.2 trillion dollars. During his year and eight months, his failed economic policies added 3.8 trillion dollars to this growing debt. How did this happen? It’s all there for you to read, if you care. LOWERING TAXES FOR THE SUPER RICH: FAILURE TO PASS UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE, WASTEFUL SPENDING, CORRUPTION WITHIN THE PENTAGON Trump and his corrupt party continue to give tax cuts to the super rich and large corporations. Because thousands of deductions are available in the tax code, no wealthy American pays the maximum of 37 percent: the lowest rate of any developed nation in the world. The corporate tax rate is a flat 21 percent, before deductions. In 2018, after Trump’s first round of tax cuts, Amazon and Walmart...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Trump wants to have his name, the most hated name in the world, on everything. I share the feelings of millions of other Americans who cherish the Constitution, and want to see Trump’s name on a single place:  a tombstone. Fred Trump should have pulled out in 1946. Trump is the most destructive American in history. He has intentionally divided our nation’s people, destroyed America’s economy,, and the White House, and is makiing the world a more dangerous for more than four billion people. AN OCTOGENARIAN SUFFERING FROM MENTAL ILLNESS AND PHYSICAL DECLINE Trump’s mental acuity is in steep decline. Malignant Narcissism, combined with dementia, prevents him from performing his duties. Falling asleep during important meetings in the White House, and swelling and discoloration in his extremities offer undeniable proof that his physical status is tenuous at best. This mentally deficient old man actually believed that he could change the names of the Gulf of Mexic...

  Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Trump and his party claim to be Christians. They are liars. The men and women who call themselves Republicans support a very old, fat man, who is a convicted felon, a confirmed sexual predator, a liar, and a man whose only goals are revenge on his detractors with the use of anger, hatred, and violence. Trust me: Jesus Christ would not approve. Jesus told his followers that it was their duty to care for everything His Father created. However, Trump recently approved drilling for oil in many of our nation’s most beautiful and treasured land. Not only would God disapprove, Teddy Roosevelt, a true Republican, is rolling over in his grave. BY THEIR OWN WORDS AND ACTIONS, MOST CHRISTIAN’S BELIEFS ARE FOUNDED IN THE OLD TESTAMENT Many years ago, at the age of 16, I made a conscious decision to leave the Catholic Church. I had many questions, but no answers. “it’s God’s will,” or “God works in mysterious ways,” were not acceptable. Today, I am one of about 100 mil...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart 3.8 Trillion Dollars. That is the amount of money added to the National Debt by Trump’s wasteful spending in just 19 months. But Trump Believes that all of your tax dollars belong solely to White, super-rich men and their trophy wives. This enormous amount of money would cover the costs of universal healthcare and higher education for everyone. During his second illegitimate term, Trump has spent more money than any other president in history. He has failed to keep his most important campaign promise: to “end inflation on day one.” The truth is, his ill-advised tariffs have exacerbated the problem. NO WORKING-CLASS AMERICAN CAN IMAGINE WHAT A TRILLION DOLLARS LOOKS LIKE $40,000,000,000,000.00. That’s the amount of America’s national debt. After four years and 19 months as your illegitimate president, he is now responsible for 7.8 trillion dollars of that deficit. Trump scoffs at “affordability.” There is no way he is able to comprehend the everyday struggle whic...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart It is no secret that Trump was the least qualified presidential candidate in our nation’s history, and probably throughout the entire world. However, his incompetence began at a very early age and is at the core of his 80 years of pretending to be a minimally capable human being. I OFFER YOU A SMALL LIST OF SITUATIONS IN WHICH TRUMP FAILED TO DISPLAY EVEN A MODICUM OF COMMON SENSE Attempting to rename the Gulf of Mexico with the Gulf of America. How dumb is he? He’s so dumb he actually believes that our country controls the entire world. Now he plans to do the same with Lake Ontario. When Trump unilaterally decided to attack the Muslim nation of Iran, he failed to consider the cost. His waste of about 75 billion dollars is only surpassed by the unnecessary loss of 18 American lives, and dozens of injuries. Trump ignores historical fact. After the beginning of the Great Depression, the Hoover administration attempted to resolve the economic breakdown by placing t...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart I offer you a sampling of things Trump has said and done since 2015. You tell me: “can anyone be that stupid?” When in France to attend a tribute to America’s fallen soldiers in WWI. “They were all suckers and losers. What was in it for them?” “I know more than all the generals combined.” “Windmills are bird cemeteries.” When taking part in a discussion about Covid-19. “Have they tried drinking bleach?” When asked by the press and what actions he would take to prevent a major health crisis in January of 2020. “It will just go away.” After the tragedy in Charlottesville, Virginia during a white supremacist rally. “There were good people on both sides.” When he was asked about climate change, melting glaciers and the rising seas. " It will create more oceanfront property". Again about curing Covid-19. “How about shining a bright light up your ***?” “I’ll be too busy making great deals to play golf.” “You will get tired of winning and beg me to stop.” “I ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Trump owns a record which will never be broken: not a single attempt to accomplish something of value in 80 years has become a reality. His economic policy of placing tariffs on every nation is ludicrous and making the lives of about 320 million people miserable, unimagined in America’s 250-year history. In addition to his ill-advised and failed tariffs, he failed to keep another campaign promise and end greedflation, while he spends hundreds of millions of dollars on personal, unnecessary, and unwanted projects. He completely demolished the East Wing of the White House to build a ballroom, spent millions of dollars on unnecessary revisions to what is left of the People’s Home, golf excursions and trips to Mar-a-Lago, at the cost of more than 10 million dollars each month, a planned archway in his honor, and alterations to the reflecting pool on the National Mall, which destroyed what had been repaired by President Obama, and is now experiencing another rebuild,...

  Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Our Founding Fathers considered the First Amendment their “masterpiece.” In one paragraph are guarantees related to the basic freedoms and rights of all mankind. It is the very core, the reason, why thy created the United States of America. Without it, there would be no America, no dream come true. Everything from free thought to your right to vote is promised in the only Amendment in the Bill of Rights agreed upon unanimously, by the men who participated in the first Constitutional Convention, 1787-1789. “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” TRUMP’S PLAN TO DESTROY MY AMERICA The mainstream media, owned by Trump’s 989 billionaires/oligarchs, refuses to use the only word which accurately describes your illegitimate ...

  Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart There has only been one “great” president in my 80 years on this planet. His name has become as American as “mom and apple pie.’ John Fitzgerald Kennedy was elected and became America’s 35 th President during the first semester of my first year in high school: 1960. Although I had always had an interest in politics, beginning in 1956, his eloquent speech gave me greater feelings of pride, patriotism, and hope. Few of you remember that before he was chosen to lead our country, he wrote a best-selling book. The title was “Profiles in Courage.” The book was released in 1956. Its subject focuses on short biographies of eight U.S. Senators who deserved JFK’s admiration. Sadly, this book could not be written today. It is not feasible that eight men or women out of 100 senators could be called courageous. Hell, they seldom follow the golden rule and simply “do the right thing.” Trump can be defined by many terms:  mentally deficient, a malignant n...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart A few days after his minimalist inauguration, Trump announced the creation of DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency. In charge of DOGE was Elon Musk. Musk is a billionaire without a single qualification to be included in anyone’s presidential administration. However, he donated hundreds of millions of dollars to Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign. Trump announced the purpose of his new agency with a lie. No surprise there. The orange buffoon claimed this new agency would eliminate 2 trillion dollars in government waste, and therefore reduce the national debt by an identical amount. As expected it failed. Its only “accomplishment” was the firing of thousands of qualified and necessary employees who actually worked within our federal government. ANOTHER FAILURE BY AMERICA’S BIGGEST LOSER After DOGE was dismantled, with all the firings and falsely claimed changes in our nation’s fiscal policies, about two billion dollars in spending was achieved. Between 20...

  Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Three of the most useless men on the planet. Three “know nothings” who are completely unfit to hold their positions in Trump’s failed administration. Three men who have not surprised any real American, proving that they are using their jobs to enjoy luxury and privilege they do not deserve, at taxpayer expense. Never forget; excrement runs downhill. TO SAY THAT HEGSETH IS AN ABJECT FAILURE AS HE ATTEMPTS TO RUN TRUMP’S ILLEGAL WAR IS BEING KIND Pete Hegseth is the worst Secretary of Defense, (not “Secretary of War”), in history. He was somewhat good at a few things: getting drunk, embezzling money from charities, and sexually harassing women: but a complete failure as he attempts to lead our nation’s incompetent military. Hegseth is the only man I have ever heard say things which should cause him great embarrassment more than the orange buffoon. He is a joke who has aided in our Pentagon’s efforts to lose a fifth war, three in the Middle East. We could exp...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart The highest tax rate for the super-rich is 37 percent, before they use the thousands of exemptions available to them, in 75,000 pages in documents related to income tax. Corporations have a flat rate of just 21 percent. This is what Trump and his fake Republicans have accomplished since 1981. The truth is clear and simple: Republicans place profits before people.  Independents, and some Democrats, know how to govern, placing the needs and wishes of the majority as priority number one. Your illegitimate president likes to call progressives “Dumbocrats.” He places wealth above the principles and ideals which once made America the most respected nation in the world. Your “know nothing” president is an abomination. HOW QUICKLY THEY FORGET Our Founding Fathers created a system for our government called a “Democratic Republic.” Their intention was simple and logical, but it had one huge flaw. Politicians all too often place greed and power ahead of the reasons for...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Our country is a fucking mess. The reason begins at the top with a fat, old, brain-damaged fool, who will forever be known as America’s worst president. I would be remiss if I forgave the legislative and judicial branches. They, too, have proven themselves corrupt and dysfunctional. I want to play “what if:” what if events in our nation’s history had been different, if voters did not vote based on what they see and hear on television and researched the men and women who received their votes. WHERE IT ALL BEGAN For eight years, Bill Clinton reversed the damage caused by his two predecessors, Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush. When he left office, our nation’s economy was in excellent shape. Then came the first election in the 21 st century. I am an Independent voter: always have been and always will choose the men and women I vote for based on their records and position on the issues most important to me and my loved ones. Therefore, I am an informed voter. Dur...