Did Nixon change U.S. politics forever.

 NIXON'S RESIGNATION IN 1974 SET DISASTROUS PRECEDENT

DECISION RAISED HOPE OF OVERTURNING ELECTIONS

 

 

 

The resignation of Richard Nixon on August 8, 1974, the first in U.S. history, has changed politics in this country forever. Almost every president since has been subjected to endless investigations and hearings and accusations in an attempt to diminish or remove them from office. While Nixon was facing a Democratic majority in the House and Senate, rather than resign, he should have fought to the end. The precedent of his resignation has now escalated to the situation we see today. We have seen attempts overturn the elections of Reagan, Clinton, Bush, Obama and now Trump. While those attempts did have some limited evidence of misdeeds, today we see investigations in search of misdeeds to accomplish the desired conclusion.  Trump has few allies in the government, he has promised to reduce the size of government. He is hated by the media, as was Nixon. While he does have a Republican majority in the House in Senate, many are more aligned with the deep state than any party loyalty.

 

The media is enjoying the praise and adoration of Trump's enemies. Most look at Woodward and Bernstein and the Washington Post as the heroes of Nixon's demise. Many hope that they can become famous in some way from the whole affair. The Democrats hope they can so soil the Republicans that they can regain power in Washington and around the country.

 

I remember the Nixon goings on very well, I was convinced by the media that he had to go. Years later I realized the country really had been had. The attempts at the overthrow of all remaining presidents did not succeed. Impeachment of Clinton in the House was as far as it would go and then he was re-elected. The American people are a lot more cynical and distrusting of the media than we were in 1974.  A whole year of investigation has yet to produce any evidence of wrongdoing. The media and Trump's opposition has produced all the smoke in hope that they can fan it into some fire. Maybe they will succeed, and they will be proud of themselves and be some sort of heroes in their own minds. I doubt that Trump will resign, I believe he will fight to the bitter end, as he should. Many will say that he should do it for the good of the country. Just the opposite is true. For the good of the country, these tactics need to be stopped if this country is to survive as we know it.