Posted on 05/22/2013 6:30:19 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
Precisely, they aren't going to stop carrying Obama's water, they are just upset that he has doubled their load.
I protest. Will no one stand up for Richard Nixon? Richard Nixon was a combat veteran, a staunch and brave anti-Communist, a man who took on the liberal establishment and at times his own party’s as well, a leader who often thought for himself and had the courage of his convictions, a president who assembled a first-rate Cabinet and one who—while flawed both in character and in policy judgment—usually tried to confront the real problems and deal with challenges of his times. Richard Nixon led neither the country nor his own administration from behind.
I worked for Richard Nixon (well, I worked for two months in the Nixon White House in 1970 as a summer intern). I voted for Richard Nixon (in 1972, my first vote, against George McGovern—and one about which I have no regrets). I knew Richard Nixon (very slightly—I met him on a few occasions in groups in the late 1970s and the 1980s, and then a couple of times when I worked for Vice President Quayle). And so I feel obliged to rise to Richard Nixon’s defense, and to say, with all due respect, to our current president: Barack Obama, you’re no Richard Nixon.
~Bill Kristol
Amazing how outraged the media can get when it’s their ox being gored.
Veteran, yes. Combat, no. Not to demean Nixon's wartime service, but however important his role was, it happened behind the lines, where shots weren't fired often.
Roosevelt, Kennedy, and Johnson actually did what Nixon tried to do -- using the IRS, FCC, FBI, etc. against political opponents.
So far, until we find out more, the best parallel for Obama is still Carter.
AMEN, brother!
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.