Did anyone ever think that a time will come when Nixon would be

[KlatooBNikto]

considered a model of truth telling as far as these things go?

[madinmaryland]

1. Simple answer - NO. n/t

The legend of Watergate, the McCarthy Hearings will remain always a part of his legacy.

[KlatooBNikto]

4. I meant in comparison to the current crop of liars.

[kedrys]

2. Not really

but when I found myself actually missing Nixon about 3 years ago, that's when I knew how f#*@ed Dubya really was. I wasn't even living in the states during RMN's presidency.

[mikehiggins]

6. Yeah, I miss Nixon too

At least when he did something crooked he was honest enough to KNOW it was crooked. This bozo can convince himself the world is flat if Rove whispers it in his ear.

Oh, for the days of Trickie Dickie!

[kedrys]

8. He was a rotten bastard, but at least he was up front about it

And pretty much everybody could tell he was batshit crazy. Guess koolaid hadn't been invented yet.

[Blue_In_AK]

10. But don't you remember, "I am not a crook"?

Are you saying he knew he was a crook, but he just didn't say so? In which case, he WAS a liar. I hate GWB with all my heart, but that sure doesn't mean I miss Nixon.

[napi21]

3. No, and he's not now either! n/t

[BlueEyedSon]

5. Yeah, I long for the Nixon presidency. nt

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

7. I could not believe how they tried to reinvent him when he died. n/t

[mmonk]

9. If you think about it,

many of the things he did that were illegal are probably legal now under the Patriot Act. Another reason to go back to our principles and abandon it.

[Melynn]

11. Bush makes Nixon look good but no.

Nixon was a weird, mentally ill person. Nixon could have been a great President but he threw it all away because of his paranoia and hatefulness.

[signmike]

12. Considering this . . . do you think there can ever be a time when

people look back and say "I wish we had W back"

?? :wow: ??



Maybe, if we inherit a Dick Cheney

[BuyingThyme]

13. I love Nixon

(relative to Bush).

But, in many respects, they are the same monster.