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28. Nixon 2.0. The Reputicans figured they'd perfected the crime this time.

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Tue Jun 15, 2021, 01:00 AM

Jun 2021

Take Mitch McConnell out of the equation and half of their double-down mess wouldn't exist.

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Eric Boehlert: It's worse than Watergate [View all] babylonsister Jun 2021 OP

HOw Was Prosecutor Balantine Able To Bring Thosse Supoenas Before a Judge? Me. Jun 2021 #1

Nixon was a choirboy moondust Jun 2021 #2

Nixon did not go to jail. Kablooie Jun 2021 #3

Boom! And there you have it! Raster Jun 2021 #5

Blame Gerald Ford. ShazzieB Jun 2021 #8

Precisely. Nixon gave the precedent on abuse of power without consequences onetexan Jun 2021 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author ShazzieB Jun 2021 #9

Thank you Jerry Ford - u F'en tool. NoMoreRepugs Jun 2021 #10

People generally do their best summer_in_TX Jun 2021 #29

IMO, Ford put party over country. July Jun 2021 #38

Pelosi seemed to genuinely believe NullTuples Jun 2021 #39

"Nixon did not go to jail." LudwigPastorius Jun 2021 #14

How do we really know he doesn't have a pocket pardon hmmm? n/t hookaleft Jun 2021 #33

"No consequences have consequences." lagomorph777 Jun 2021 #25

DAYUM, Kablooie! Now THERE's a talking point! calimary Jun 2021 #30

Yeppers. Hugin Jun 2021 #34

Yes and yes. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2021 #37

"gag orders and secret tribunals" bucolic_frolic Jun 2021 #4

Fifty years ago the country and even the Republicans were outraged when Nixon's illegal jalan48 Jun 2021 #6

K&R UCmeNdc Jun 2021 #7

this llashram Jun 2021 #11

EVERYTHING the orange anus touches turns to shit. Augiedog Jun 2021 #12

If you dialed up DU every day during the Trump administration like I did Mr. Ected Jun 2021 #13

it was worse that watergate when they got the recording of Javaman Jun 2021 #15

"a cancer on the Presidency" BobTheSubgenius Jun 2021 #16

Hey Bob, congratulations on passing 10,000 posts. KS Toronado Jun 2021 #23

Thank you very much. BobTheSubgenius Jun 2021 #24

I sure do remember that! calimary Jun 2021 #31

Watergate was political hanky-panky by comparison. lpbk2713 Jun 2021 #17

Republican leadership could care less. They only answer to donors. nt Baked Potato Jun 2021 #18

Watergate was a college prank Turbineguy Jun 2021 #19

Pandora's box had its lid torn off and ripped to piecex. SleeplessinSoCal Jun 2021 #20

Watergate faced no punishment... RANDYWILDMAN Jun 2021 #21

It might explain Trump's hold on the GOP Jarqui Jun 2021 #22

Exactly. Turd got tired of outsourcing Kompromat-collection to the KGB. lagomorph777 Jun 2021 #26

Undoubtedly. calimary Jun 2021 #32

Sewagegate Blue Owl Jun 2021 #27

Nixon 2.0. The Reputicans figured they'd perfected the crime this time. ffr Jun 2021 #28

so many times, stuff Trump has done has been called "worst than watergate"... nothing comes of it Demovictory9 Jun 2021 #35