TheWiseOldFart

  Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart This story is confusing, sad, and almost unbelievable. At the center of this tale is Senator Lindsey Graham, Rep., South Carolina. Arizona Senator John McCain lost his battle for life on August 25, 2018. He and Lindsey Graham were close friends, almost inseparable. Although my beliefs and those of Senator McCain were often in direct opposition, I admired him for the only reason which mattered: Mr. McCain always acted in a manner focused on doing what he believed was the right for the American people. I believed that he and Graham shared the same principles and morals. However, after Senator McCain passed, Graham became hypocrite number one. During the 2016 campaign Graham constantly criticized Trump: a couple of examples. In 2016, Lindsey Graham wrote, "If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed … and we will deserve it." "The bottom line is I believe Donald Trump would be an absolute, utter disaster for the Republican Party, destroy conservati...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart I knew when Trump announced a plan to build an unnecessary ballroom, and swore it would cost 200 million dollars, all paid for by his oligarchs, he was telling another huge lie. No one wanted his monstrosity. Although he promised that only a small part of the East Wing of the White House would be demolished, he told another lie. The People’s Home no longer has an East Wing. Trump is a guest of the people and has no right to make any changes to the White House, I believe a lawsuit should be filed against the orange buffoon, forcing him to return the White House to its original condition, and he must pay for it. THE BIGGEST LIE IS ABOUT THE COST Over the last few months,Trump changed the estimated cost of his garish edifice to himself from 200 to 300 and finally to 400 million dollars. Now, Lindsey Graham is leading a movement by right-wing extremists to force the American people to pay for Trump’s folly. By the way, the plans shown to the press cannot be complete...