ARTICLES BY PAT WILLIAMS

A one-of-a-kind daughter

It’s no secret: Dads are proud of their daughters. So, hopefully it’s appropriate for me to toot the horn for our daughter Whitney Williams’ candidacy for governor.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

So now what? Here are a few suggestions

Following each election for Congress the common question is usually, “So now what?” I faced that same question, as did my elected colleagues in the U.S House of Representative from the late 1970s to 1997.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

So now what? Here are a few suggestions

Following each election for Congress the common question is usually, “So now what?” I faced that same question, as did my elected colleagues in the U.S House of Representative from the late 1970s to 1997.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

? Their flag next to ours?

There is a reason why, for the past half-century, America’s presidents have not met with the leaders of North Korea. They have understood the egregious actions of that leader were in violation of the internationally accepted rules of human rights. Our presidents knew their own “Dear Leader” ordered the wholesale …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

? Their flag next to ours?

There is a reason why, for the past half-century, America’s presidents have not met with the leaders of North Korea. They have understood the egregious actions of that leader were in violation of the internationally accepted rules of human rights. Our presidents knew their own “Dear Leader” ordered the wholesale …
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

A culture of negativity in Washington, D.C.

A mood of political dereliction has been gathering for 25 years and has now resulted in a culture of negativity and unproductiveness in the U.S. Congress and the White House.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

A culture of negativity in Washington, D.C.

A mood of political dereliction has been gathering for 25 years and has now resulted in a culture of negativity and unproductiveness in the U.S. Congress and the White House.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Trump not suited for the subtleties of foreign policy

It is not domestic but rather foreign policy, which has consumed the days and nights of most American presidents. Since World War II, our leaders have been watchmen on freedom’s wall and although most of those presidents were brilliant, experienced and surrounded by well-seasoned advisers they discovered, each in turn, …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

OPINION: Hurricanes, presidents and the lessons of LBJ

Americans are once again experiencing hurricane season. Throughout most of American history, our presidents did not visit the sites of hurricanes and other natural disasters. That practice did not really began until our 36th president, Lyndon B. Johnson.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

OPINION: Dale Bumpers, 1925-2016, the man who should have been president

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Obama is correct: Russia is a 'regional power'

President Obama seriously rattled at least one cage with his recent reference to Russia as a “regional power.”
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 11 YEARS AGO

Obama is correct: Russia is a 'regional power'

President Obama seriously rattled at least one cage with his recent reference to Russia as a “regional power.”
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 11 YEARS AGO

Congress's bad reputation is well deserved

The recent political rage to criticize the U.S. Congress for lack of accomplishment and unwillingness to compromise is deserved. In both the House and Senate, the negative actions of more than a few members have brought public derision upon all of them and the institution as well.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Congress's bad reputation is well deserved

The recent political rage to criticize the U.S. Congress for lack of accomplishment and unwillingness to compromise is deserved. In both the House and Senate, the negative actions of more than a few members have brought public derision upon all of them and the institution as well.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Rembering that fateful day 50 years ago

Following the Nov. 24, 1963, funeral of our assassinated president, John F. Kennedy, the mourners’ cars were leaving Arlington National Cemetery. A Kennedy aide, Pat Moynihan, and a newspaper columnist, Mary McGrory, riding in the same car, were exchanging sorrowful looks when Moynihan said, “Mary, we’ll never laugh again.”
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

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