Yes, I thought evil was vanquished when Nixon resigned. I thought at the time that his "pardon" set a terrible precedent, but had no sense of just how bad. Republicans, it turned out, took entirely the wrong lesson from Nixon (and Joe McCarthy) and swore off "decency" entirely.
Plus, Nixon was at least protective of "Nature", while Reagan…
Yes, I thought evil was vanquished when Nixon resigned. I thought at the time that his "pardon" set a terrible precedent, but had no sense of just how bad. Republicans, it turned out, took entirely the wrong lesson from Nixon (and Joe McCarthy) and swore off "decency" entirely.
Plus, Nixon was at least protective of "Nature", while Reagan despised it. Nixon lied, but Reagan and his sponsors turned lying with Orwellian Big Lies into a core "Republican" strategy. The Trump mantra "You've got to be aggressive. You've got to push back hard. You've got to deny anything that's said about you. Never admit."
Yep, his quote from "Sun" on September 12, 2005. Never admit it if you do something wrong. And he never has, despite being the "wrongest" arse on the planet.
Yes, I thought evil was vanquished when Nixon resigned. I thought at the time that his "pardon" set a terrible precedent, but had no sense of just how bad. Republicans, it turned out, took entirely the wrong lesson from Nixon (and Joe McCarthy) and swore off "decency" entirely.
Plus, Nixon was at least protective of "Nature", while Reagan despised it. Nixon lied, but Reagan and his sponsors turned lying with Orwellian Big Lies into a core "Republican" strategy. The Trump mantra "You've got to be aggressive. You've got to push back hard. You've got to deny anything that's said about you. Never admit."
Yep, his quote from "Sun" on September 12, 2005. Never admit it if you do something wrong. And he never has, despite being the "wrongest" arse on the planet.