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Mon Aug-07-06 07:32 PM
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Poll question: Who's the WORST? Nixon or bush? |
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This in response to leftchick's earlier posting about Nixon's resignation.
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Mon Aug-07-06 07:33 PM
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Only because Dick's dead.
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Mon Aug-07-06 07:34 PM
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2. Sorry madokie, it was your post, not leftchick. Oops..... |
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Mon Aug-07-06 07:35 PM
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3. Bush is guilty of just as much and probably a whole lot more. |
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Edited on Mon Aug-07-06 07:35 PM by mother earth
Nixon at least had the good judgement to resign. This fool will take us all down into a dark abyss.
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Mon Aug-07-06 07:35 PM
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4. Bush is a thousand times worse |
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Nixon's crimes against democracy were piddling misdemeanors compared to the felonious assault on everything we hold dear that Bush has launched. Nixon certainly lied about his secret plan to end the war, but he didn't start the war. Sure, we were a little concerned that Nixon would declare martial law, but in the end, he didn't. He resigned. Economically, he was a flaming liberal compared to almost anyone today.
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Mon Aug-07-06 07:36 PM
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5. Nixon would be considered a liberal in today's climate |
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he opened diplomatic ties with China, created OSHA too IIRC
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Mon Aug-07-06 07:46 PM
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There is no question that * is the WPE!!!
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Mon Aug-07-06 07:36 PM
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6. Hands down it's Bush. BTW - I missed that post, link please? :-) |
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Edited on Mon Aug-07-06 07:37 PM by WePurrsevere
TIA B-)
(edited to remove incorrect name in OP. :))
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Mon Aug-07-06 07:36 PM
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7. Bush actually makes me miss Nixon. |
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And I never in a million years thought that was possible.
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Mon Aug-07-06 07:41 PM
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Nixon was a choir boy in comparison.
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Mon Aug-07-06 07:37 PM
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8. I voted for Shrub (nt) |
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Mon Aug-07-06 08:26 PM
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20. I hope you mean here. n/t |
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Mon Aug-07-06 07:42 PM
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10. I began to miss Nixon when Reagan took office. |
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Character flaws aside, there was never a question of competence with Nixon. And that brings up the question: which quality is more important in a president, character or competence?
With Dubya, it's a no-brainer, because he possesses neither quality. I don't know about Reagan. He never struck me as having any discernible character, except in that he was movie actor. Others' results may vary, though.
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Mon Aug-07-06 07:44 PM
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11. Chimpy. No contest. eom |
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Mon Aug-07-06 07:45 PM
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12. Didn't Nixon invent Food Stamps? n/t |
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Mon Aug-07-06 07:45 PM
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13. Depends on context, I guess. Back then few of us could think of |
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Edited on Mon Aug-07-06 07:45 PM by pinto
something worse, politically, than a Nixon presidency. And, the death toll in VietNam was numbing - we're talking tens of thousands of Americans - the abuse of power was astounding.
In political hindsight, little did we know...politically Bush is much worse.
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Mon Aug-07-06 07:51 PM
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15. My Union organizing Grandfather would slip and refer to Nixon |
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as Hoover. I had an old Hippie friend that would slip and refer to Reagan as Nixon. I don't know anybody who slips and refers to Bush as any of the evil bastards above....He is just so much worse!!!
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Mon Aug-07-06 07:52 PM
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Mon Aug-07-06 07:59 PM
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17. all but one vote for the shrub, |
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Nixon was a scoundrel while bush is a criminal of the highest order
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Mon Aug-07-06 08:07 PM
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18. no contest . . . king george |
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i'll take a paranoid over a frat boy any day . . . now that i've seen what both can(not) do.
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Mon Aug-07-06 08:25 PM
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19. Nixon= clean air act clean water act OSHA endangered species act |
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Highest minimum wage adjusted fro inflation in US history, tried to push universal health care until it got botched up in the tidal basin escapades of a conservative southern dem.
Nixon was a crook but he did pass a lot of progressive bills.
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Mon Aug-07-06 08:27 PM
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21. It's not really Bush, it's the Congress. nt |
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Mon Aug-07-06 09:12 PM
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22. I'd give anything for Nixxon right now |
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Mon Aug-07-06 09:14 PM
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:crazy: crazy fricken world
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