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Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Clearly, Trump is suffering from dementia and the natural effects of being a man far too old to lead a nation of 340 million people, with an average age of 38.5 year of age. He became 79 years old on June 15, older than President Biden was on January 20, 2021. Today, while the rest of America was celebrating “Independence Day,” Trump was busy signing his “big, beautiful bill,” a bill which is widely opposed by most of our nation’s people. For four years fake Republicans and its propaganda machine, Fox News, attacked Mr. Biden for being an older American, not that he was an incompetent president. The truth is, Biden was the most effective president since Bill Clinton. An example from today. Like all legislation under Trump’s failed leadership, his tax and spend bill will harm the majority, and allow his 813 oligarchs to place more of their outrageous profits in offshore accounts. Trump’s mental demise allowed him to view the situation differently. [On Friday, bef...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart 249 years ago today, July 4, 1776, our Founding Fathers declared their independence from the country of their birth, England. King George III considered this an act of civil disobedience. We all know what it really was, an act of courage, and a revolt against a powerful and ruthless despot. It required great courage to have faith that the people of the new nation wanted their freedom as much as they did. They rightfully believed that the majority of men and women now living in a new world, a new nation, wanted the same things, freedom from and of religion, freedom of thought, freedom of choice, complete equality, a government which works for people, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and protects and encourages open and honest dissent. The rest is literally history. A band of farmers, hunters, merchants, and tradesmen defeated the largest and greatest army in the world because freedom, and individual rights were worth dying for. Sa...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart If you hate America and believe in Trump’s motto, “Make America White Again,” you should be celebrating tomorrow, July 4, and every day since January 20, 2017. Although you have been waiting since the 1940’s, your time has come. You have a dedicated fascist leader defiling the White House in Washington right now. You have many right-wing politicians to thank for your rise to power, but you must thank yourselves. On January 6, 2021 you attempted to retain power for your leader, Donald Trump, Although you failed, you were given another chance by a like-minded Supreme Court which violated the intent of the 14 th Amendment and allowed Trump to run for the presidency for the third time in 2024. You conspired with Trump’s American Fascist Party, Vladimir Putin, Moscow Mitch McConnell, and Elon Musk to illegally win the rigged election. You contributed to funding for Russian hackers who gained access to the voting machines in all seven swing states: this according to ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Fact: There are no true Republicans in Washington today. In 1981, Ronald Reagan forced every Republican to take an oath of absolute loyalty. This was the beginning of the end of the once Grand Old Party, and the destruction of our Founding Fathers’ system of governance. Reagan’s three successors, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, and Donald Trump, adopted the same failed policies initiated by Reagan: absolute loyalty without dissention and free thought, and the failed fiscal policy of “trickle-down economics.” When George W. Bush and his V.P. Dick Chendy ignored the warnings of our security agencies and went on vacation in 2001, refusing to take their admonitions seriously. The result was one of the darkest days in American history: September 11, 2001. It was George W. Bush who overreacted and in several situations, including his reelection campaign in 2004, used the outrage and fear of the American people to secure victories for his personal agenda. It was the ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart The place in which I reside on this day July 2, 2024, is not the United States of America. You can call it “Trumpland,” the “Fascist and Disunited States of America,” or any other name which is accurate and truthful. Whatever that name might be, it has no resemblance to the America I loved in my early years. I grew up in the 1950’s and 1960’s. Patriotism was absolute. Our brave men and women had recently defeated the spread of fascism. The most evil man in world history was dead and his army defeated. After Harry Truman made the controversial decision to use nuclear weapons against the men, women, and children in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese Emperor begged the alliance to accept his surrender. Every American celebrated the end of WWII for the days, weeks, and months which followed. No one is celebrating America today. Instead of patriotism, there are historical protests against our illegitimate president and his fascist army. Even Trump’s most ardent sup...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Killing men, women, and children, removing food and healthcare from our nation’s most needy, increasing profits for 813 oligarchs, doing nothing to lessen Greedflation, and adding as much as 10 trillion dollars, that’s $10,000,000,000,000, to the national debt. This is what will happen when Trump’s American Fascist Party passes his “big, beautiful, tax and spend bill.” However, as horrible as this bill is, and it is the most destructive piece of legislation in modern history, don’t play Trump’s game: don’t let him win. Trump and Putin have bigger plans. In the 1980’s, when Putin gained greater power within the KGB, he openly stated his life’s ambition: to destroy the United States of America once and for all. In 1987, Trump and first wife, Ivana, traveled to Moscow at the invitation of the KGB and Vladimir Putin. As you would expect, there are no records of what happened during that visit. However, historical accounts, including Trump’s return to Moscow in 2013,...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart I admit to repeating myself. I have written similar articles before. However, it is more accurate today than ever before that God, if there is one, made one serious mistake. This one error in judgement will end His or Her greatest creation, the planet Earth. When I was a young man and learned about the tragedies occurring every day around the world, how the most disenfranchised people in the world suffered from disease, famine, wars, and genocide, I began to have my doubts about the existence of a God. I was raised a Catholic, attending Parochial schools for 10 years. We were taught the eight beatitudes. Two of them are why I began to question not only my religion, but all religions and their belief in a supernatural power who watched over us and cared for us. “Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice: for they shall have their fill.” “Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” These lessons...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Republicans are idiots, cowards, and traitors to the American people. As I knew they would, Trump’s senators passed Trump’s big bill, which will lessen the quality of life for our nation’s most needy and reduce taxes for his 813 oligarchs. America is mirroring Germany in the 1930’s. But why should Trump care? He is not an American. Trump is loyal to Vladimir Putin and continues to praise his idol, Adolf Hitler. He cares about Donald Trump, exclusively, and the power and wealth his position as America’s illegitimate president offers him. Red state voters, who blindly vote in support of right-wing candidates, live in the poorest states in the Union, and Trump’s policies will result in enormous harm to their future. Let’s call it what it is. In 1981, the once Grand Old Party began to separate itself from their democratic counterparts. Reagan demanded loyalty without dissention, or the audacity to question their leader’s actions. By 2000, the necessary tools to allo...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Trump is very busy. Number one priority is chasing a little, white ball through a field of grass. Number two is partying with his oligarchs at his trashy and garish resort, Mar-a-Lago. Third is accomplishing Vladimir Putin’s goal to destroy America. Fourth is taking revenge on the men and women whose job it was to expose his crimes and treasonous actions against his own country. Historical records prove that Trump failed to produce a single positive accomplishment, to take a single action focused on improving the lives of the American people between 2017 and 2021. To the contrary, Trump is directly responsible for about 100,000 lives lost when he failed to lead our nation in the fight against Covid-19. In 2025, Trump 2.0 is far worse. He is not only breaking every campaign promise, he is destroying every accomplishment made by his predecessors over the last 72 years, beginning with Dwight D. Eisenhower. His constitutional violations are too numerous to mention. ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Trump is a bully. Using the largest non-nuclear bombs ever made in the U.S. was the ultimate act of a coward who has others do his fighting for him. Of course, there was a cost to the American people when our military dropped 14 bombs on Iran’s nuclear facilities. At more than $5,000,000 each, the cost was greater than 100 million dollars. It’s true that the older a man gets, the more expensive his toys become. Although Trump and his woefully unqualified Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, claimed that Iran’s efforts to construct nuclear weapons was “obliterated,” experts report that the military of the United States once again failed to attain its goals. [Rafael Grossi, who heads the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said that US strikes on three sites a week ago had caused "severe damage" but it was not "total".] [Mr. Grossi told CBS News: "The capacities they have are there. They can have, you know, in a matter of months, I w...

  Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart When I joined the 2010 Decennial Census, I took an oath. I administered that same oath to dozens of men and women over the next couple of years. I took it seriously, and I demanded that those who recited the words I asked them to repeat did the same. If a census worker violates that oath, he or she faces a maximum fine of $250,000 and a prison term of five years. The members of all three branches of our government take an oath of office, similar, but slightly different, according to their positions. However, when they violate their oaths, nothing happens, with the possible exception of winning reelection. The oath of office taken by every justice on the Supreme Court. "I, ________, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart The American people have a long way to go if they want to live in the greatest country in the world. The choice of most Americans to accept lies and ignore the truth is the most destructive force our nation has ever experienced. In 1981, the President of the United States ignored the intent of the First Amendment and by his avid and adamant devotion to one religion, Christianity, influenced the thought process of tens of millions of Americans. Thanks to Ronald Reagan, millions of Americans believe the lie that our country was founded on Christian values alone. His policies were the precursor to our nation’s greatest enemy which supports the end of democracy. This right-wing propaganda machine calls itself 'Fox News.' The truth is clear and undeniable: the First Amendment guarantees “freedom of religion,” and “freedom from religion.” On October 7, 1996, Rupert Murdoch, with the assistance of Republican strategist, Roger Ailes, launched the unofficial righ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart The 14 th Amendment, taken verbally or verified based on intent, confirms the undeniable fact that anyone born within the confines of the United States of America is a citizen, guaranteed all the rights and privileges enjoyed by every other American citizen. "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside". This clause has been interpreted to grant citizenship to individuals born within the U.S. regardless of their parents' citizenship or immigration status.” This interpretation has been challenged by numerous, legitimate Supreme Courts. However, this fake and corrupted Court is following the demands of their Fuhrer, ignoring the Constitution, and once again recreating laws to serve their master. Trump is a traitor and should have been executed in 2021 for his actions on January 6 when he organized, planned, and executed a failed ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart First, an undeniable fact. Pete Hegseth is woefully unqualified to be Trump’s first Secretary of Defense. Without an iota of experience in any level of government, the well-known sexual predator, alcoholic, and a man who embezzled funds from charities involved with veterans, which he led, was given one of the most important positions on any president’s cabinet. Over the last five months, Hegseth has proven himself to be a moron who has no legitimate reason to be in any form of government. He is an embarrassment to himself, to Trump, and to his country. Trump doesn’t care, but the American people should. Hegseth is loyal to Trump, not to his country, not to 340 million people. He is lying about the effectiveness of the 14 ‘mega bombs, each weighing 30,000 pounds, dropped on Iran last Saturday evening. Although Trump and his cronies united in the last two days to falsely claim that the attacks were completely successful, reports by respected authorities contradict...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Okay, you know me, and if you read most of my rants, you know that I believe without a doubt that Trump is the worst president in history,  for the second time, and no one will ever take that title from him. You may also know that although Richard Nixon made a huge mistake, and deserved to be punished for his crime, I consider him one of the best Republican presidents in modern history. Now I’m going to tell you why. First, I offer you one fact which is irrefutable. Between 2017 and 2021, Trump failed to record a single positive accomplishment. In 2025 he has become more destructive and dictatorial than before. Unlike Nixon, Trump has not been forced to pay for his many, many crimes. That said, let’s compare Mr. Nixon’s accomplishments and how Trump has addressed the same issues today, or if he has simply ignored them. Although Trump expressed his feelings about our military personnel, calling them “suckers and losers,” what a draft dodger would say, he has ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Any action taken at the height of emotion will almost always be a mistake. On October 26, 2001, the signing of the Patriot Act was the first step by a Republican President to move our nation away from the rights guaranteed by the Constitution, and into a fascist regime. Fear remains the right-wing’s greatest weapon in efforts to control all three branches of our federal government. This is where it all began. After your government failed to prevent the attacks on September 11, 2001, they reacted to the disaster with fear tactics. Although the Bush Administration was revealed as a group of total incompetents and a great danger to the future of our nation’s people, they responded with actions which were both desperate and unconstitutional, claiming that terrorism remained the greatest danger to our nation’s people. Every speech “W” made contained multiple references to “9/11.” This is how they passed the Patriot Act. It requires only a cursory examination of the l...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Those of you who read me on occasion or frequently, are aware that I have solid reasons to allege the 2016 and 2024 elections were “rigged” by an arrangement between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. The method used in 2016 was primarily the worst thing to happen to the truth in history, social media. In 2024, U.S. companies discovered evidence encouraging them to claim that Russian hackers gained access to voting machines in all seven swing states and altered the results of the election. That is likely the truth. Anyone who compares the 2020 and 2024 elections, and possesses average intelligence and common sense, will find it impossible to accept the massive changes over four years. However, this does not change the abject failure of the Democratic Party to attract American voters. Our nation’s people are the least informed in the world and frequently choose to believe lies and reject facts. I believe that the primary reason Democrats fail to win every election ...

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Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart I hate to even write the name and title: “Vice-President Vance.” It frightens me even more to think that at Trump’s age, Vance could become your president overnight, than it does to know that Trump is your illegitimate president today. Trump is “the devil we know.” This will be a brief article. Everyone who cares about what is happening in our nation knows that J.D. Vance was an unpopular choice for most Republican voters. He is another hypocrite. He denounced Trump constantly prior to being chosen as his running mate. I despise liars and hypocrites equally. It became completely clear after Trump violated the Constitution once again on Saturday night, bombing suspected nuclear weapons construction sites in Iran, that he and Vance rarely speak. Vance, defending his Fuhrer, made the following statement, although Trump had already indicated that he prefers a regime change in Iran. "The president's been very clear: We have no interest in a protracted confli...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Moscow Mitch McConnell is a modern “Snidley Whiplash.” He is pure evil, a traitor to his country’s people, and the most destructive Senator in America’s nearly 249-year history. Moscow Mitch is serving his 7 th term in the Senate, a disgrace and a detriment to good government. He is the poster “boy” for why term limits are mandatory if our government is to survive. His ultimate crime against America was complete in October of 2020. This action confirmed the end of the only branch of our government not to be corrupted by the most disgusting and useless job in America: politics. Amy Coney Barrett, a Catholic extremist, was rushed through Senate confirmation hearings in September of 2020 when the legendary Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, lost her fight for life. Moscow Mitch broke his own rule and forced her confirmation through the Senate with less than one month before the election. Barrett’s only qualification was a promise to overturn a Supreme Cou...