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reusrename

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27. I said Ford, too, but I just remembered the horrible thing he did.

Wed Nov 21, 2012, 10:45 PM

Nov 2012

By pardoning Nixon he started us on the path to our present lawlessness. Up until that time, no one was above the law. It was argued that Nixon deserved special treatment, that he was somehow too important to be subject to the same rules as the rest of us. And that argument won, which put us on the path to Dubbya openly bragging about being a war criminal.

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Which elected post-Eisenhower Republican was the least bad President? [View all] leftlibdem420 Nov 2012 OP

Ford did the least damage. reusrename Nov 2012 #1

Changed it to elected. leftlibdem420 Nov 2012 #3

but that would eliminate Bush 2 as one of the selections nt NoGOPZone Nov 2012 #9

well played n/t reusrename Nov 2012 #25

his horrendous performance in the oval office took care of that. unblock Nov 2012 #30

Disagree. Ford did tremendous damage by pardoning Nixon. He set the precedent for catbyte Nov 2012 #34

Yes, I have to agree. reusrename Nov 2012 #45

OMG, I can't vote. Ike was O.K. but the rest of these choices.... eom mojowork_n Nov 2012 #2

Trick question. They all sucked... Cooley Hurd Nov 2012 #4

Tricky Dick I guess. MrSlayer Nov 2012 #5

Ford hobbit709 Nov 2012 #6

I said Ford, too, but I just remembered the horrible thing he did. reusrename Nov 2012 #27

And his silence-to-the-grave about the controversial Warren Commission report... Cooley Hurd Nov 2012 #46

Nixon was just like R$money. He ran on a lie (secret plan to end the war) just like R$money's rzemanfl Nov 2012 #7

Bush 1, because he only served four years NoGOPZone Nov 2012 #8

This was my reasoning as well Blasphemer Nov 2012 #40

In 1974 I could never have imagined saying Nixxon Gman Nov 2012 #10

Agreed customerserviceguy Nov 2012 #23

Bill Clinton. n/t Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #11

Good one. I like it. :>)) pangaia Nov 2012 #31

Nixon did the most damage outside Reagan ... Drunken Irishman Nov 2012 #12

Reagan, H.W., and W were all worse than Nixon LeftInTX Nov 2012 #16

I'd agree with W. and Reagan - but Nixon was a racist bigot... Drunken Irishman Nov 2012 #17

actually Nixon did dismantle some of LBJ's Legacy oldhippydude Nov 2012 #26

Did you forget Iran/Contra? And he created Lee Atwater and/and/and/and/and/and/and/and graham4anything Nov 2012 #33

No...but Bush wasn't president long enough to do any real long term damage... Drunken Irishman Nov 2012 #36

You mean had the super great Lyndon B. Johnson not been sold down the river & won in 1968 graham4anything Nov 2012 #42

GHB's damage was mostly done before he became president jmowreader Nov 2012 #41

Alternatively, rank Jackpine Radical Nov 2012 #13

Nixon -- and I HATED him elfin Nov 2012 #14

As I voted the screen went blank for a minute and now? I think it was Rove. He rerouted the votes rhett o rick Nov 2012 #15

If Nixon hadn't been a crook - it would not have changed the Republican party LeftInTX Nov 2012 #18

Before I even clicked on this thread... Iggo Nov 2012 #19

I voted for Bush the Preppy Jack Rabbit Nov 2012 #20

There are no words nevergiveup Nov 2012 #21

That's the most entertainingly-worded poll question I've seen here in ages. (nt) Posteritatis Nov 2012 #22

Bush the Elder signed the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, thucythucy Nov 2012 #24

Nixon, the most progressive of them. IMO Raygun most damaging Raine Nov 2012 #28

Nixon because of the EPA and normalization of our relationship with China. Agnosticsherbet Nov 2012 #29

None of the above. pangaia Nov 2012 #32

Another vote for none of the above csziggy Nov 2012 #35

Ford should be up there. hrmjustin Nov 2012 #37

"elected" cthulu2016 Nov 2012 #38

Probably Poppy BlueStater Nov 2012 #39

self-delete BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #43

poppy is one of the most evil beings in the history of mankind. so i went with...nixon? BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #44