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Honeycombe8

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7. Most people are not all bad or all good. There's a tendency

Wed Jan 9, 2013, 10:45 PM

Jan 2013

in forums such as these to really hate someone unquestioningly, or to really love someone unquestioningly. When the truth is...the ones we hate are often not all bad at all times, and the ones we love are not all good at all times.

Nixon apparently did some good things, to his credit. He created the EPA, for example.

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NIXON! YOU WERE SO AWESOME! Except for how much you sucked. [View all] Atman Jan 2013 OP

Nixon wanted a Guaranteed Annual Income in the US leftstreet Jan 2013 #1

there's a thread on here doing it. dionysus Jan 2013 #2

Nixon was slime. Waiting For Everyman Jan 2013 #3

Don't pound so hard on the old Dick! Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #4

He gave us the 55 mph speed limit, and wage/price controls. Atman Jan 2013 #5

55 mph wasn't Carter? Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #6

Nope. Nixon. Atman Jan 2013 #9

Well, there you go. Thanks for setting me straight. Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #11

The Democratic Congress gave us those things -- including Ed Muskie -- NYC Liberal Jan 2013 #14

Most people are not all bad or all good. There's a tendency Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #7

He was a very complicated guy. MrSlayer Jan 2013 #8

Compared to today's GOP, Nixon was AWESOME Jeff In Milwaukee Jan 2013 #10

The OP did not accurately portray what Matthews said..... tableturner Jan 2013 #12

EPA Special Prosciuto Jan 2013 #13