Category Archives: Political commentary

Republican hypocrisy redux

Posted on February 17, 2019 by BigBill

Trump declared a state of emergency late last week to get his wall built, and Republicans lined up to support it. He used his executive order powers, as he has many times since getting into office, to bypass Congress. The … Continue reading →

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No man is an island

Posted on February 15, 2019 by BigBill

In my last couple of posts I’ve talked about the characteristics of the people that came to the United States, bringing with them their work ethic, their ingenuity and drive, and how that contributed to our strong middle class (not … Continue reading →

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Immigration, scarcity and fear

Posted on February 9, 2019 by BigBill

It’s safe to say that the topic of immigration (both legal and illegal) has become one of the most divisive in our already rancorous politics. On the surface, it seems that a large part of this stems from what appears … Continue reading →

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Perception, pre-conceived notions and politics

Posted on January 27, 2019 by BigBill

I’d guess that almost everyone has heard of the incident in Washington last week that is best described (in my opinion) as a stare-down that went viral. In case you’ve been living under a rock however, the details are as follows: … Continue reading →

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It was unthinkable until it happened.

Posted on August 8, 2018 by BigBill

When Nazis wanted to march in Skokie, Illinois (a mostly Jewish Chicago suburb with lots of Holocaust survivors) in 1976, they were dismissed as a bunch of idiots. Their right to march was challenged, and defended by the ACLU which … Continue reading →

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Republican Party today and yesterday

Posted on August 1, 2018 by BigBill

In my last post I observed that the Republican Party has changed their platform fairly significantly over the past generation or so, and that Reagan would be unlikely to recognize the party today, let along Barry Goldwater, Dwight Eisenhower or … Continue reading →

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Everything changes

Posted on July 29, 2018 by BigBill

Growing up as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, I didn’t pay much attention to politics other than to think “those conversations” were something to avoid. Witnesses are publicly “apolitical,” meaning we didn’t get involved in politics at all, and at least … Continue reading →

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Hypocrisy is becoming the norm

Posted on July 27, 2018 by BigBill

Someone posted a video on YouTube that I have now seen a few times but it continues to carry a strong message. It shows vignettes of Fox News commentators commenting on the same exact situation:  the President’s willingness to meet … Continue reading →

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Failure to communicate

Posted on July 22, 2018 by BigBill

I just finished reading Barry Goldwater’s book “The Conscience of a Conservative” as well as Jeff Flake’s book of the same title. In my last post I included a quote from a speech Eisenhower gave in the early 60’s that … Continue reading →

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Senator Jeff Flake is not running in the next election.

Posted on July 14, 2018 by BigBill

Jeff Flake, the junior Senator from Arizona, has stated that he will not be running for office at the next election. He has been an outspoken critic of Trump for some time, but my interest in him started when I … Continue reading →

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