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relogic

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28. Musings on Brothers in Arm-Nixon and Trump
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 01:26 PM
Tuesday

When former FL, Senator, and SofSt Clinton recently commented on the puke party-(Clinton says Today's GOP Would Never Have Stopped Nixon.They'd Have Enabled Him. ) She, (a more than worthy competent, respectable woman well-suited for the Presidency) was affirming the obvious sentiment regarding the complicit, traitorous puke party.

Some have disagreed of my assessment regarding whether Nixon in my scenario of a hereafter, fictional pact with the devil is valid. “Make sure you put in place a guy that can finish the job and a party that has the traitorous backbone. Those other wimps failed me.” They fail to acknowledge his vengeful view of political enemies from the left he countered all his life from Eisenhower until his death in 1994. I maintain that Nixon’s abbreviated second term was the only reason his political machine crimes of WG put the brakes on further malfeasances, crimes and misdemeanors (imperial presidency tendencies) coming down the pike.

Certainly in contrast to dtrump’s litany of lawlessness and mental illness Tricky Dick looks benign in contrast. He indeed was a paranoid Cold War/communist antagonist of that era. I’m still convinced nonetheless, in that very long year in ‘73 -74, while the nation heard the taped conversations unfolding, exposing the flawed man for what he was- Nixon considered his party weak (wimpish). In his twisted mind (like dtrump) the press was always out to destroy him, so all party loyalists to the cause against the left (as he, a Navy man the idiom goes-“All hands on deck.”)

Given what powers given more each day by the USSC to the Executive and permissibly handed over to him by The H&S-Nixon Presidency would have welcomed this newfound, libertarian endorsement. His exposed coverups and lies in WG were predictive of what crimes he felt entitled to and only limited by a party still adverse to the public’s outrage.

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She's right, again Deuxcents Jun 28 #1
She is good. dave99 Jun 28 #2
She was on the investigating staff COL Mustard Jun 28 #8
Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 29 #27
-Clinton says Today's GOP Would Never Have Stopped Nixon. They'd Have Enabled Him. relogic Jun 28 #3
Richard Nixon Would Never Have Countenanced Donald Trump's..... ColoringFool Jun 28 #5
For all his faults & defects, which were many, Nixon never would've allowed himself to be a Russian agent. NBachers Jun 28 #15
Of course, George McGovern AdamGG Jun 28 #21
Musings on Brothers in Arm-Nixon and Trump relogic Tuesday #28
Truth orangecrush Jun 28 #4
ding.this. AllaN01Bear Jun 28 #6
Hillary has more courage, integrity and honor than all Repubicans combined. Fla Dem Jun 28 #7
K&R LetMyPeopleVote Jun 28 #9
"Watergate would be a 12-hour news story today. The idea that it would have taken down a presidency is crazy." sop Jun 28 #10
I really don't think JD is drawing the correct lesson robbob Jun 28 #18
And that's because swong19104 Jun 28 #11
I wish we would learn a simple truth . . . Scubamatt Jun 28 #13
This!!! calimary Jun 28 #20
Thank you, Secretary Clinton Scubamatt Jun 28 #12
Or that we chose our president by POPULAR VOTE. maddiemom Jun 28 #17
"...back then Republicans actually did something..." Not accurate! Grins Jun 28 #14
Even after Butterfield a majority of Republicans wouldn't vote to impeach. cmmngrnd Jun 29 #24
As always, JD is an Unconvincing Mr Ripley Hassler Jun 28 #16
Kick. N/T Upthevibe Jun 28 #19
Give 'em hell Hillary! oasis Jun 29 #22
She warned us.. IzzaNuDay Jun 29 #23
K&R spanone Jun 29 #25
Keep up the Good Work Hillarythe #USA needs you. riversedge Jun 29 #26
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