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reading about this time in history, and living through it are two different things. i lived through it. and yes i was a nixon supporter, and yes i thought he should resign, like he did, because he overstepped his boundaries. he did not order the break in though, but he did try to cover it up. and that was his downfall. had he come out and said that those that did the break in should be prosecuted, he would have remained president, and chances are that carter and ford would never have been president.
What makes you think I didn't live through this history as well as read through it (as most of us did who lived through it). It was far more than just covering up the break in, though he did go to great lengths to do that as well. It was all the rest he did, said and thought as all that began to reveal itself from the tapes and congressional testimony, and/or not reveal itself if you want to throw in those 18-1/2 minutes of tape that were erased.
I remember watching those hearings like everyone else at the time, about the best "entertainment" on TV back then, and a very sad time for America indeed. We'll always have Nixon to thank for that...
Republicans don't care what their politicians do, just look at all the sex predators and corruption under George W Bush, it was sickening. These people know there will be no consequences with their base over anything they do, because they have no morals.
That's funny coming from a Democrat. Perhaps you should research the Democratic party and you might find that they are as bad or worse than any other party. Educate yourself. Ignorance is no excuse. My conclusion after doing just a little checking is that the Democratic party is the worse for corruption.
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sorry to inform you but nixon CHOSE to resign the office of president. he saw that his popularity was falling fast, and that articles of impeachment had been approved to be sent to the full house. so he felt that the honorable thing to do was resign and prevent the country from having to go through impeachment proceedings, and further divide the country.
he could have done what clinton did and fought impeachment, and it is very possible that he would have been impeached in the house, and acquitted in the senate, like clinton and johnson were.
you might want to actually read up on history before making the inane comment you did.
Doubtful at best, far more likely Nixon would've been convicted, he actually committed impeachable offenses rather than the sleazy behavior of Clinton that never the less wasn't cause for impeachment.
[quote=burdell;43647319]Doubtful at best, far more likely Nixon would've been convicted, he actually committed impeachable offenses rather than the sleazy behavior of Clinton that never the less wasn't cause for impeachment.
BTW, you used 'honorable' talking about Nixon.
GOOD ONE!
ROTFLMAO![/QUOTE]
Yes! Almost as funny as using honorable talking about the Clintons. ROTFLMAO!
That's funny coming from a Democrat. Perhaps you should research the Democratic party and you might find that they are as bad or worse than any other party. Educate yourself. Ignorance is no excuse. My conclusion after doing just a little checking is that the Democratic party is the worse for corruption.
I would be very interested to know what data you collected and considered and how your analysis was done to conclude as you do, but I'm inclined to conclude corruption does not discriminate by party but sure takes a liking to politics in general, that's for sure. Government and business too, lots of liking...
""Whoever is without sin among you, let him be the first to cast a stone..."
Republicans don't care what their politicians do, just look at all the sex predators and corruption under George W Bush, it was sickening. These people know there will be no consequences with their base over anything they do, because they have no morals.
"Republicans don't care what their politicians do,"
For recent example of this, look to Texas. Rick Perry used his line item veto power to defund the office of Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg. Lehmberg was arrested, charged with, and convicted of DUI. Of note, she was abusive to arresting officers and jail staff during her arrest and confinement. In her capacity as Travis county DA, Lehmberg also runs the state public corruption unit. Perry asked for her resignation in light of her DUI conviction, and treatment of law enforcement officers. She refused, even though Perry was going to allow her deputy to serve as her successor. Perry stated he would block $7.5 in state funding from her office until she resigned. She refused, he used line item veto to block funding, she filed abuse of power charges. Just this week, all charges against Perry have been officially dropped as his actions were found to be in agreement with the state constitution. The drunk DA and her surrogates were simply trying to hamper a presidential bid by Perry in a bit "how dare you" hold me accountable political targeting. Sound familiar? Look at the Obama administration's IRS. How about all that transparency at State with FOIA compliance, private servers, etc.
Didn't he former Speaker of the House from Texas, I think Wright was his name , get convicted an do time in prison?
Doubtful at best, far more likely Nixon would've been convicted, he actually committed impeachable offenses rather than the sleazy behavior of Clinton that never the less wasn't cause for impeachment.
BTW, you used 'honorable' talking about Nixon.
GOOD ONE!
ROTFLMAO!
well tell me, which do you think more honorable, to see what is happening and recognzing the inevitable and resigning to prevent dividing america further and creating more havoc. or fighting the fact that one committed perjury in a deposition and tried to cover that fact by making it seem to be about a sexual tryst in the white house, and blaming some vast right wing conspiracy to avoid prosecution?
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