re: Anyone else think Nixon was treated unfairly?

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If he was a dem, the washington post would have laughed off his watergate issues.

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Maybe.

Nixon had a long history in DC and was widely disliked although he drilled McGovern in 1972.



What Reagan did was much much worse than anything Nixon did.

And yes that is true. Reagan was weak and pusillanimous. But he did talk tough. I will give him that. Reagan violated restrictions on arms sales to send weapons to Iran. As is well known, some of that money was diverted to Central American rebels that Congress declined to fund. Reagan was FULLY BRIEFED on these activities and in fact, it was his idea.







But because Reagan was popular and likable he skated.