TheWiseOldFart

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart In 2015, as Trump held one of his first hate rallies, he told his cult, “I love war, even the nuclear kind.” He also told the truth for one of his very few times in his then 69 years: “I love spending other people’s money.” He’s doing a damn good job of wasting your tax dollars in 2026. TRUMP CLEARLY FAILED EVERY ECONOMICS CLASS HE FAILED TO ATTEND It was our third President, Thomas Jefferson who said: “Never spend your money before you have it.” In 2025, America’s income was about 5.23 trillion dollars. The national debt rose to $38 trillion. Trump’s War is costing taxpayers more than one billion dollars each day, and there is no money in the national treasury to cover that huge waste of taxpayer contributions. Do you think the super-rich, who benefit financially from wars, should pay their fair share? Trump is demanding Congress approve a 2027 budget of more than 1.5 trillion dollars. None of it will go to the American people, A huge part of that unfathomable ...

  Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Is it a war, or not a war? More importantly, is it Trump’s war or America’s war? Nowhere in American law is there a definition of “war.” However, the invasion of Iran can be defined, and to the average American, Trump’s unilateral decision to invade Iran was a declaration of war. Republicans on Capitol Hill refuse to call his decision an act of war. If it is a war, Trump must be impeached. This is a clear violation of the Constitution which reserves the right to declare war to Congress. If it isn’t a war, and Trump is wasting billions of dollars of taxpayer money, he must repay all 340 million Americans for his singular decision to attack a sovereign nation without provocation. It appears that the American people could take part in the biggest class action lawsuit in history. TRUMP MUST PAY FOR HIS BAD DECISIONS, DECISIONS WHICh ADVERSELY AFFECT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE For the American people, inflation, or “Greedflation,” is escalating rapidly. Ga...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Failing to read and understand history always results in ignorance and the inability to move forward, choosing to live in the past. Every individual must learn and grow every day they remain alive. Not learning this fact produces lives without purpose, without a reason to be remembered. COUNTRIES ARE NO DIFFERENT THAN PEOPLE The United States is a very young country. When compared to the nations of Europe, Asia, and Africa, America is still a “toddler.” If you don’t like that comparison, take a little time to read the history of our nation from its birth in 1776 until today. The freedoms and rights guaranteed by the Constitution are both the reasons America was once on a path to become the “greatest nation in the world,” and why in 2026, it is the most feared and distrusted nation on the planet. I blame voters for the demise of the once most-respected country on earth.  Over the last 249 years, mostly old, white men have failed to lead our nation bravely in...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart The truth. One word with enormous power: power great enough to bring down corporations, careers, and yes, even dictators. Donald John Trump has never told the truth once in his life, but he understands its power and fears the truth more than anything else in the world. Over the last 10 years, I read thousands of articles about Trump and his life of crime and debauchery. I learned that the crimes committed by Trump are numerous, vile, and of such great magnitude he should have been prosecuted 40 years ago and residing in a 6X8 foot cell today. His most disgusting crimes against humanity involve his 15-year relationship with a now deceased and convicted pedophile, Jeffrey Epstein. At one point, Epstein called Trump “his best friend.” It is fair to say that their only interest was a shared desire to find pleasure with the company of beautiful women, and the younger the better. There are limited records, but one speaks volumes. Trump was a passenger on Epstein’s pri...