TheWiseOldFart

  Beginning in 1956, 14 presidents have lived in the White House which I remember. After coming home from school, turning on our black and white television, and watching Dwight Eisenhower’s second presidential nomination, an interest in our nation’s political system began to grow in my young brain. However, I have not watched many of the inaugurations on January 20. I can only remember five. After most of our presidential elections, I was seldom excited about the man who would be leading our nation for the next four years, and in at least five elections, I was very disappointed in the results, positive that our nation would move backwards under their failed leadership, and on each occasion, I was right. However, on January 20, 2017 and again on this coming Monday, you will not find me in front of my television. I am excited about Monday, but only because the NCAA Football Championship will be played that evening. Go Notre Dame! I am the opposite of excited...

You might know the name. She surpassed Oprah Winfrey as the most respected woman in America. She is brilliant, a great patriot, and always says and does the right thing. Several groups encouraged Michelle Obama to run for the presidency in 2020. I have no doubt she could have won a huge victory. However, after living in the White House for eight years and privy to how ugly the world of politics can be, she declined. After Trump’s illegitimate victory in the Electoral College in 2016, she was courteous and kind to Melania Trump, performing her duties as the outgoing First Lady. Now that Trump will once again become our nation’s most controversial and unpopular president, she is no longer required to play nice. True to her beliefs and principles, she announced her refusal to attend Trump’s illegal inauguration on January 20. America’s biggest traitor should not be allowed a return to the White House. America is just another young country which will not survive its first 500 years. Our na...