No, younger Democrats, this isn't like Nixon. This is like Nixon on crack.

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78. times were so different. nixon didn't have foxnews

watergate seems quaint compared to the routine crimes of republicans these days, never mind the donnie debacle.

there's zero doubt that if watergate had happened today, the president would have easily gotten away with it. foxnews would have equated it with hillary something or other, everyone does it, etc. nixon could have admitted it all, openly pardoned the original burglars himself, and carried out the remainder of his term, damaged no worse than clinton was at the end of his second term.

back then, the media had a sense of responsibility, democrats controlled congress, and there was a bipartisan sense of duty to country first, party second. even republicans couldn't defend nixon.

today, thanks to gerrymandering, hyperpartisanship, extremely biased media on the republican side, etc., republicans can barely grumble about donnie without being accused of treason, or at the very least, being threatened with getting primaried.

our institutions are not at all strong, especially when control is in the hands of people who put party well before country.


much as we might hope otherwise, republicans *will* get away with this. oh, donnie himself, whatever, maybe he'll get forced out, maybe they'll cut a deal -- resign for no jail time -- maybe. but, big deal. we'll have president pence or ryan or some other republican and these evil bastards *will still control all three branches of government*!

the threat to our democracy is *way*, way deeper than simply donnie himself. getting rid of him is a small step in the right direction, but most likely, if we succeed in that, we'll celebrate our victory and relax and let the republicans continue the long march toward fascism. the donnie saga will be but a bump in the road.