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shockey80

(4,379 posts) Tue Sep 24, 2019, 05:13 PM Sep 2019

Remember, the Republicans protected Nixon until they didn't.

It's all about self preservation in Congress.

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Remember, the Republicans protected Nixon until they didn't. (Original Post) shockey80 Sep 2019 OP

True dat Hekate Sep 2019 #1

Republicans weren't quite as corrupt and evil back then. OliverQ Sep 2019 #2

I really liked my GOP rep in Houston back in the day. efhmc Sep 2019 #5

Thank you for this important reminder. Mike 03 Sep 2019 #3

Nixon didn't have Faux news, social media awesomerwb1 Sep 2019 #4

Hekate

(90,560 posts)

1. True dat

Reply to shockey80 (Original post)

Tue Sep 24, 2019, 05:14 PM

Sep 2019

OliverQ

(3,363 posts)

2. Republicans weren't quite as corrupt and evil back then.

Reply to shockey80 (Original post)

Tue Sep 24, 2019, 05:14 PM

Sep 2019

This is a different Republican party.

efhmc

(14,723 posts)

5. I really liked my GOP rep in Houston back in the day.

Reply to OliverQ (Reply #2)

Tue Sep 24, 2019, 05:28 PM

Sep 2019

He listened and responded personally to the letters my husband used to write complaining about all sorts of things. There were even real prowomen Repugs then.

Mike 03

(16,616 posts)

3. Thank you for this important reminder.

Reply to shockey80 (Original post)

Tue Sep 24, 2019, 05:19 PM

Sep 2019

It can take 100 years for the stress to build up on an earthquake fault before it releases all that energy in seconds.

awesomerwb1

(4,265 posts)

4. Nixon didn't have Faux news, social media

Reply to shockey80 (Original post)

Tue Sep 24, 2019, 05:22 PM

Sep 2019

or Russia saturating social media. Vastly different times and republicans were a little (little)bit more decent in general.

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