Bill Whitaker

Bill Whitaker retired from Texas journalism after a career of nearly 45 years as a reporter, editor and columnist. He served as Waco Tribune-Herald opinion editor. He continues to write regularly on a wide variety of local, state and federal issues.

George W. Bush pointing off screen, wearing a navy shirt and a gray blazer

Perspectives

Where Have You Gone, George W. Bush?

On Oct. 10, former President Barack Obama stepped back into the political fray. Former President Donald Trump had spent weeks dominating news cycles with lies about Haitian-born immigrants eating neighbors’ pets in Ohio, lies about Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris being a Marxist, and still more lies about the