TheWiseOldFart

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart I had always been a mostly positive person. I believed that most people had good intentions, and because of that single fact, the things I saw happening around me, which were harmful, dangerous, and unfair would be rectified in my lifetime. However, 25 years ago, I began to doubt my own beliefs. I was always aware that the government of the United States was composed of mostly inferior and incompetent men and women. However, I continued to believe that the system of checks and balances created by our Founding Fathers would guarantee that our government would always be relatively successful in the performance of their jobs: to serve the American people. But after the 2000 election and the debacle occurring in Florida by a totally incompetent election committee, the Supreme Court exceeded its authority and decided to award George W. Bush the presidency. I knew this was wrong, but I didn’t understand the ramifications of that one decision and how the future corrupt...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart It is an irrefutable fact that voting for Trump was a choice to be ignorant and totally uninformed. The greatest harm Trump is creating greatly affects the people who support him, who he refers to as “basement dwellers.” “Ignorant voters of the democracies are always a great threat to the progression of humanity, simply because they give their votes to the people who look like themselves!”― Mehmet Murat ildan I remember when the second worst president in American history was running in 2000. I was working in the Northern Nevada casinos and overheard a group of rich cattle ranchers talking about George W. Bush. One remark made me laugh, and later, cry. “He’s just like us. He’s a guy I’d like to have a beer with.” I may have higher standards than most, but I continue to believe that the man or woman who leads our nation should have great intelligence and exceptional morals, ethics, and principles. This was not “W,” and it sure as hell is not Donald John Trump. I b...