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In reply to the discussion: Michael Beschloss makes a really important point [View all]Ferrets are Cool
(21,106 posts)38. Let me fix that for you Michael.....later REPUBLICANS
might not have felt so licensed to break the law. There haven't been any Democrats to take this license.
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Nixon not having been duly punished, prison term, is precisely why magas feel so emboldened
SheltieLover
Mar 2023
#1
Well that's pretty cool! In the great state of Vermont, eh? I was a college student
KPN
Mar 2023
#17
Oh, I didn't know That! Phew! I do know his "beware the Military Industrial complex" quote late...
electric_blue68
Mar 2023
#18
Definitely respect. Maybe agree with some things? Must look up his record. It's been about 62 yrs!
electric_blue68
Mar 2023
#49
Yeah, I get that Obama was afraid to rock the boat much, being the first black president,
Sky Jewels
Mar 2023
#21
Excellent. Thank you. I could/should research this myself - just want to encourage OP to add context
erronis
Mar 2023
#37
I was a bit out of college. I was angry that he was pardoned but wasn't learned enough to consider..
electric_blue68
Mar 2023
#50
Yeah, in his case especially. Nevertheless, it was and is emblematic of the failures of
KPN
Mar 2023
#20
We had a nice lunch with an old friend of ours, an attorney, and I made exactly that point. n/t.
NNadir
Mar 2023
#52
In my elementary school, teachers taught that in America "no one is above the law."
tclambert
Mar 2023
#59