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55. i shudder to think what nixon would have done with 9/11 and that congress

Wed Jan 16, 2013, 06:29 PM

Jan 2013

i agree that the result of the actual nixon administration included some good things like the epa.

but some of that was really due to the strongly democratic congress pushing for good things and a republican minority that would not blindly support him.

i can only imagine what nixon would have been like if he had a blindly supportive media and effective control of congress.

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Who do you think was the last good GOP President? [View all] WI_DEM Jan 2013 OP

That would be my guess derby378 Jan 2013 #1

And a punitive tax rate on the war profiteers of WW2. freshwest Jan 2013 #9

Mine, too. wryter2000 Jan 2013 #2

We don't even have Democrats like that n/t leftstreet Jan 2013 #4

What GOP policies do you favor instead of Democratic ones? Just curious. freshwest Jan 2013 #6

Dwight D. Eisenhower Flashmann Jan 2013 #3

Nixon ..... total scum bucket but he kept Russia form nuking China in 1969 (??) Botany Jan 2013 #5

You know what's really sad and scary? GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #32

Nixon was a nasty a-hole but even he was scared by the neo-cons Botany Jan 2013 #33

i shudder to think what nixon would have done with 9/11 and that congress unblock Jan 2013 #55

Nixon was a no good crook but he was a wonk and would have read that 8/6/01 PDB .... Botany Jan 2013 #63

LOL. tabasco Jan 2013 #40

Try this e-book learning on for size. Botany Jan 2013 #57

umm Nixon was IMPEACHED CountAllVotes Jan 2013 #82

Nixon was IMPEACHED Botany Jan 2013 #90

Tricky Dick? CountAllVotes Jan 2013 #78

actually I have changed my mind CountAllVotes Jan 2013 #85

I never said he was a good man or a good President all I said was he helped* .... Botany Jan 2013 #89

His speech about the military industrial upaloopa Jan 2013 #7

Yep. And yet, just half a decade later, that promise was broken by LBJ..... AverageJoe90 Jan 2013 #46

the draft was standing before LBJ oldhippydude Jan 2013 #51

Forgot about that, I guess. AverageJoe90 Jan 2013 #72

Yes he was CountAllVotes Jan 2013 #80

Dwight Puzzledtraveller Jan 2013 #8

i agree riverbendviewgal Jan 2013 #10

Lincoln Downwinder Jan 2013 #11

I would vote for Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #12

the interstate highway system, was born from his admiration of the German roadway system Flashmann Jan 2013 #35

We shall have to agree to disagree... Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #37

We shall have to agree to disagree Flashmann Jan 2013 #41

LOL n/t Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #44

Ike was a good one. Not perfect, but progressive by today's standards Bucky Jan 2013 #13

Taft (nt) Recursion Jan 2013 #14

Well, he was actually tougher on the trusts than TR and created... WI_DEM Jan 2013 #20

Yup. Tough on bathtubs, too Recursion Jan 2013 #21

DH saw this and exclaimed "My God!!" eShirl Jan 2013 #88

Agree. Of course, today's GOP wouldn't allow him in their party. sinkingfeeling Jan 2013 #15

They barely allowed him in the party THEN. truebluegreen Jan 2013 #18

Ike or Theodore Roosevelt abelenkpe Jan 2013 #16

Politicians have commenced a process for stealing from the elderly, frail, and poor to fund indepat Jan 2013 #17

I'm gonna get hate for this Dpm12 Jan 2013 #19

No hate from me. He was a good and decent man. Aristus Jan 2013 #30

Gerald Ford was a decent person tabasco Jan 2013 #42

PUKES LOL Dpm12 Jan 2013 #68

Pukes = Repukes = Republicans. hay rick Jan 2013 #71

Two dealbreakers re: Ford... Waiting For Everyman Jan 2013 #47

I have to say I agree customerserviceguy Jan 2013 #69

TDR-good, Ike-decent TheKentuckian Jan 2013 #22

Ike! eom Frustratedlady Jan 2013 #23

Exactly n/t 99Forever Jan 2013 #24

Kick for no more war. grahamhgreen Jan 2013 #25

Abraham Lincoln thucythucy Jan 2013 #26

+1 srican69 Jan 2013 #36

Is it fair to consider Abraham Lincoln as a good goop Flashmann Jan 2013 #48

It just shows how times have changed. thucythucy Jan 2013 #49

He practically sounds as sane (Left) as Dennis Kucinich. Gregorian Jan 2013 #27

Also vote for Ike (nt) jeff47 Jan 2013 #28

The thing is, you'll be hard pressed to find a perfect President. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #29

You don't know your Nixon if you think he was better than Reagan. n/t Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #39

The thing about Lincoln is, doesnt the Constitution provide for the suspension of habeas during stevenleser Jan 2013 #66

Teddy Roosevelt. GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #31

+1 Canuckistanian Jan 2013 #75

I agree. surrealAmerican Jan 2013 #81

Eisenhower Hekate Jan 2013 #34

I remember Ike and agree with you. Waiting For Everyman Jan 2013 #38

Eisenhower NV Whino Jan 2013 #43

Probably Ike if not him, it would be Teddy Roosevelt. Uncle Joe Jan 2013 #45

Would this be a good time to thank Ike for committing us to Vietnam? Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #50

lincoln? robinlynne Jan 2013 #52

There was only one good Repub president -- Nelson Rockerfeller. SDjack Jan 2013 #53

I missed that day in history class Hugabear Jan 2013 #58

Exactly my point. VP Rockerfeller was stomped into irrelevancy by Pres. Nixon. SDjack Jan 2013 #60

Abraham Lincoln (first and only good Republican Pres, imho). Eisenhower's coalition_unwilling Jan 2013 #54

Bill Clinton. MrSlayer Jan 2013 #56

Agreed. He triangulated hisself' into a liberal Repub! Kurovski Jan 2013 #73

Am I the only person here who agrees with Michael Moore? RVN VET Jan 2013 #59

I would go with Ike as well. liberal N proud Jan 2013 #61

Eisenhower n/t doc03 Jan 2013 #62

Eisenhower Thirties Child Jan 2013 #64

Dwight Eisenhower Progressive dog Jan 2013 #65

TR Zen Democrat Jan 2013 #67

Yup.. .the guy who okayed whistler162 Jan 2013 #70

Not that it detracts from your main point... BlueCheese Jan 2013 #83

+32,409 Angry Dragon Jan 2013 #74

Lincoln samsingh Jan 2013 #76

I like Ike. He's also the earliest president whose election I remember. nt Speck Tater Jan 2013 #77

Eisenhower by GOP label; Obama by right of center position under DEM label on point Jan 2013 #79

+1 eom tledford Jan 2013 #84

Ike madokie Jan 2013 #86

Ike. N/t VOX Jan 2013 #87