Say Anything Blog

I’m not sure what your point is Mike.  That Thompson tried to look for good in his leader is hardly an indictment of him.  If he tried to convince himself of that good despite evidence to the contrary we’d have a problem.

But ultimately Thompson was instrumental in putting Nixon away.

When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.

-- Thomas Jefferson

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At this point, it might be well to remember that it was the Republicans who ultimately convinced Richard Nixon to resign in disgrace, saving the country the trauma of his removal from office.

Of course those whose primary concern is the partisan smell of fresh blood in the public waters, rather than what is ultimately best for the nation, will no doubt continue to be outraged at having their formerly favorite target taken from them.  But such small and petty minds are hardly worthy of any serious attention in the first place.

“Poverty of goods is easily cured; poverty of the mind is irreparable.”

...sounds like illegal tampering to me. I’d like to see a no holds barred race between this guy and hilldog! Rove would ‘commit suicide in the park’ a couple days into that one!

Yun Chu said, “You must strictly not express in words what is very significant. Both dragon and snake are killed in one blow.”

it was the Republicans who ultimately convinced Richard Nixon to resign

Dick was destroying the party, he wanted to fight on. His Vice President, Spiro Agnew, had resigned earlier and was convicted of bribery. The sooner Dick left the better.

saving the country the trauma

Of having it’s President whimpering at trial in the Senate.
A good part of the country would have happily strung him up like Mussolini.

A good part of the country would have happily strung him up like Mussolini.

A vividly colorful example of why this country was never meant to be a democracy.  Thank you!

“Poverty of goods is easily cured; poverty of the mind is irreparable.”