Tony Island Blog - Sane Thoughts for an Insane World

Welcome to Tony Island blog! So, this little gem appeared in my Facebook timeline...and after laughing out loud, I decided I had to comment on it. Is Hillary truly the most qualified candidate? Is Trump the least qualified? In the past 36 years or so, I can think of 2 candidates who are MORE qualified than Hillary is. 1) George H. W. Bush (#41) - The Left ridiculed Bush relentlessly when he was running for re-election against Bill Clinton, but that doesn't in any way diminish his many accomplishments. He was: - one of the youngest naval aviators (age 19) in World War II. - was in combat during the War - was a US Representative from 1967 - 1971 - was Ambassador to the United Nations from 1971-1973 (having been confirmed unanimously by the Senate) - was Envoy to China 1974-1975 - was Director of the CIA 1976-1977 And, most importantly, was Vice President of the United States from 1980 - 1989. Of course, he had a marriage and children along with running busi...

Welcome to Tony Island blog! When Donald Trump announced his run for the Presidency, one of his first policies was to state that he would rid the country of illegal aliens. The crowds roared approval, but the Leftists and their media accomplices began gnashing their teeth and wringing their hands. "Racist!" "White Supremacist!" "Demagogue!" "Populist!" "Nationalist!" Those were some of the words thrown about by the Left. Yet, on an almost daily basis, newscasts have reports of illegal aliens murdering Americans or pushing drugs, etc. The occasional drug tunnel is uncovered to remind us how the drug lords will leave no stone unturned in their efforts to push drugs into the United States. Ironically, as Anderson Cooper was interviewing Trump on CNN, the crawl below the video had a breaking story of an illegal alien murdering a young American woman. Yet, the Left continued to be appalled that Trump and his supporters would call M...