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I never thought we'd be in a situation as deep as we were with Nixon. But we've gone deeper. Nixon was terrible. Trump is deplorable. I just pray we'll get through this. With the lackeys Trump has in Congress and the Supreme Court, it's difficult to see right now. But we got through January 6. We can do it again.
Thunderbeast
(3,781 posts)northoftheborder
(7,634 posts)Involving major institutions of our government.
Stargleamer
(2,632 posts)and he smeared and red-baited Helen Gahagan Douglas when he ran for Senate, long before the corruption he displayed during the Watergate era.
But the POS is quite a few order of magnitude worse than Nixon-- a hell of a lot more corrupt.
H2O Man
(78,695 posts)I remember the night Nixon announced he would resign the following day. I thought we'd never see so corrupt a president. But then came Reagan, Bush the Elder, and W with Cheney. Each was -- at the very least -- as corrupt as Nixon.
young_at_heart
(4,002 posts)I guess I thought people were smart enough to see Nixon's mistakes and learn from them and clean up their acts that were similar. How naive I was back then!!
H2O Man
(78,695 posts)Ah, we were younger -- so much younger than today, as John sang. My brother & I were recording a cassette tape to send to Rubin Carter that night, complete with radio updates. So long ago ......
debm55
(56,281 posts)Ocelot II
(129,282 posts)Post-Watergate we found out a lot more about what a nasty peace of work he really was; but there were a few lines even he couldn't quite bring himself to cross. Trump makes him look like a Boy Scout.
multigraincracker
(37,029 posts)More is never enough.
electric_blue68
(26,040 posts)somsai
(219 posts)Some argue the destabilization of Cambodia led to the KR. Extending the war another 4 years didn't do any good. Trump doesn't even budge the needle in comparison.