Marvan Buren
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I wonder if anyone else has noticed the many similarities between Hillary Clinton and Richard Nixon. Consider:
1) Both had been members of the Senate and had spent 8 years in a supporting role in the White House before running for President.
2) Both were defeated by inexperienced one-term Senators and both ran again 8 years later.
3) Both have elicited a visceral dislike from members of the other party despite the fact that their positions on the issues are far more moderate than the alternatives within their own party.
4) Both are / were incapable of avoiding scandals.
"Aside from that", Nixon was actually a decent President. He played his cards well with both the USSR and with China and even signed the Clean Air Act into law. He also prevented a Democratic Party that was seriously talking about unilateral disarmament from taking over the Presidency.
Now, its the Republicans turn to be geopolitical simpletons with their "carpet bombing" and the "US needs to start winning" platitudes. Clinton, like Nixon, is the most experienced, pragmatic but hard-nosed candidate. She is also, quite possibly, the least ethical.
It's a tough choice but unless Kasich miraculously wins the Republican nomination, look for realism to defeat ethics.
1) Both had been members of the Senate and had spent 8 years in a supporting role in the White House before running for President.
2) Both were defeated by inexperienced one-term Senators and both ran again 8 years later.
3) Both have elicited a visceral dislike from members of the other party despite the fact that their positions on the issues are far more moderate than the alternatives within their own party.
4) Both are / were incapable of avoiding scandals.
"Aside from that", Nixon was actually a decent President. He played his cards well with both the USSR and with China and even signed the Clean Air Act into law. He also prevented a Democratic Party that was seriously talking about unilateral disarmament from taking over the Presidency.
Now, its the Republicans turn to be geopolitical simpletons with their "carpet bombing" and the "US needs to start winning" platitudes. Clinton, like Nixon, is the most experienced, pragmatic but hard-nosed candidate. She is also, quite possibly, the least ethical.
It's a tough choice but unless Kasich miraculously wins the Republican nomination, look for realism to defeat ethics.