How Republicans used to be:

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27. Heck, look at that asshole Nixon:

— The National Environmental Policy Act (1969), which among other things required that all federal agencies produce environmental impact statements on the possible negative effects of any and all regulations. It also created the President’s Council on Environmental Quality.

— The Environmental Protection Agency (1970).

— The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA, 1970). Proposed by Nixon “...for better protection of life and property from natural hazards…for a better understanding of the total environment…[and] for exploration and development leading to the intelligent use of our marine resources…”

— The Clean Air Act (1970).

— Earth Week (1971).

— The Clean Water Act (1972).

— The Endangered Species Act (1973).

His opponents claimed, naturally, that all of these seemingly noble gestures were politically motivated. Nixon didn’t care about he environment: he knew lots of Americans did care, and he wanted to divert attention from the disaster in Vietnam. There’s probably a grain of truth in it, but so what?

And his 1974 plan for comprehensive health insurance

The current vintage of Republicans are fucking traitors and thieves