Whenever I asked Bill Hamilton anything of recent he appears to be bound by some "code of silence" I guess the people who wanted him out of AOPA got a shock to see him re elected with a considerable amount of votes.
He appears to have been silenced at AOPA which must be a disappointment to the people who voted for him. A waste of his vast knowledge.
The way I read between the lines of the post you mentioned, a bit of a subtle rebellion, perhaps.
I doubt his spirit is broken, but given what he put up with over the last 6 months perhaps it is?