Nixon White House counsel John Dean scoffs at the comparisons of today’s scandals to Watergate

[kpete]

Nixon White House counsel John Dean scoffs at the comparisons of today’s scandals to Watergate:

“I find the comparison — that whoever is making the analysis is challenged in their understanding of history,” John Dean, who was White House counsel during the Nixon administration, said in an interview. “There are no comparisons. They’re not comparable with any of the burgeoning scandals.”

‘You can go ahead and read the history, I think, and draw your own conclusions.’/blockquote]

President Obama, in response to a query about comparisons to Richard M. Nixon

And Dean is in a position to know. Nearly 41 years ago, Dean was with Nixon in the Oval Office on a Friday afternoon when the president wondered aloud about utilizing the powers of the IRS to target his political opponents.


http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2013/05/16/president-obama-says-critics-comparing-him-richard-nixon-should-read-history/8F1WNBsDzaLrkUa5BUEU2M/story.html

[chelsea0011]

1. "read the history"????? We are talking about Republicans here.