"Including the next Nixon. Which I guess is what we have today, when you think about it."
Not just "think"; my political awareness begins with Nixon's first term, and Obama "feels" a lot like him, certainly a lot more than any following president. Check around, many other of us older types have noticed this.
Just look at the analogous IRS situations, only in Nixon's days they mostly ignored his requests.
That's why I said it is what we have today. Right down to spying on dissidents and political adversaries and blackmailing and extorting them for personal, political, and economic gain.
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"Including the next Nixon. Which I guess is what we have today, when you think about it."
Not just "think"; my political awareness begins with Nixon's first term, and Obama "feels" a lot like him, certainly a lot more than any following president. Check around, many other of us older types have noticed this.
Just look at the analogous IRS situations, only in Nixon's days they mostly ignored his requests.
That's why I said it is what we have today. Right down to spying on dissidents and political adversaries and blackmailing and extorting them for personal, political, and economic gain.