TheWiseOldFart

  Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart A fact and a serious problem rarely discussed in America is our nation’s entire justice system. At best, a grade of C- is appropriate.  Some of these problems did not exist 70-80 years ago. However, when politics gets involved, the worst always happens. This is America in the 21 st century. WHAT AN ORIGINAL BABY BOOMER EXPERIENCED I am an original baby boomer, born in the summer of 1946. Although I was born in Idaho, my home, the place where I was raised, was in West Los Angeles, California. Where I grew up, most of the people living around me were white. I think my youth like the cover on the Saturday Evening Post. Each issue had a print of a Norman Rockwell painting displaying the most pleasant situations and occasions in our nation’s history. The one which made the greatest impression on me was a single policeman, in his blue uniform, handing an ice cream cone to a boy. I believed this was an accurate depiction of the relationship between law enfo...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Fact: without the assistance of Russian oligarchs and the Saudi Royal Family in the latter part of the 20 th century, Trump would likely be a barista at Starbucks today. Trump is the world’s biggest loser. As your illegitimate president, he has protected Russia from multiple sanctions designed to punish them for interfering in our 2016 election. Paying a debt to the Saudi Royal family, Trump approved the sale of military weapons and aircraft, and granted them access to our nation’s nuclear secrets. Today, in a “quid pro quo,” the Saudis decided to dramatically reduce the cost of crude oil which when refined becomes gasoline and diesel fuel. This is a thinly disguised effort by his friends to allow the orange buffoon to retain some pride in what is expected to be a huge loss on November 3 rd . A GIFT FROM THE SAUDIS, ELIMINATING THE FEDERAL TAX ON GASOLINE, ATTEMPTED BRIBERY, WHAT’S NEXT? The word is desperation. Every action from Trump, including his disgusting...