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2016 Postmortem

NewJeffCT

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30. That would give them President Pence, though

Reply to C Moon (Reply #22)

Tue Dec 13, 2016, 03:46 PM

Dec 2016

However, I generally agree - I looked it up the other day. Democrats held the Senate by a 58-42 margin and had somewhere a little north of 250 seats in the House.

To charge Nixon, the Democrats only needed a simple majority in the House and would have needed to swing only 9 out of 42 Republican votes to convict.

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This is really beginning to resemble Watergate. [View all] Chipper Chat Dec 2016 OP

Good assessment. triron Dec 2016 #1

"I am not a Pooty Poot Puppet." - Comrade Casino (R) Achilleaze Dec 2016 #2

DUZY Chipper Chat Dec 2016 #3

During Watergate - We Had A Press That Had Journalistic Integrity...... global1 Dec 2016 #4

We also had some republicans in government with actual principles who acted enough Dec 2016 #5

We are sorely lacking in both areas today, sadly. CanonRay Dec 2016 #8

Republicans with integrity are practically nonexistent today virtualobserver Dec 2016 #6

Keith Olbermann is out there - very brave and outspoken on GQ Chipper Chat Dec 2016 #13

Which is why Keith... LovingA2andMI Dec 2016 #32

Which is why Keith... LovingA2andMI Dec 2016 #37

What we have now may even be better... Blanks Dec 2016 #7

A stark contrast in conscience between two Indiana politicians: Chipper Chat Dec 2016 #9

There are many journalists with integrity today La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #41

Trump is such a loose cannon and not politically savvy so I imagine if his fingerprints are on this Glimmer of Hope Dec 2016 #10

republicans learned many valuable lesson from watergate unblock Dec 2016 #11

Much, much worse than Watergate. n/t MBS Dec 2016 #12

+1,000 !! CountAllVotes Dec 2016 #14

I've been angry and disgusted, plenty of time. MBS Dec 2016 #15

We have every right to be terrified CountAllVotes Dec 2016 #18

I remember Watergate... kentuck Dec 2016 #16

If evidence of bugging of Wellstone ruled Dec 2016 #17

knr. nt LaydeeBug Dec 2016 #19

I remember Watergate this is x10. Nixon didn't conspire with an enemy doc03 Dec 2016 #20

well, didn't he have secret negotiations on the Vietnam war -- some secret deal to end the war Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #25

Nixon did that in 1968, with Claire Chennault and van Thieu. LBJ had the KingCharlemagne Dec 2016 #29

right-- thanks for the reminder! Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #35

Much worse that Watergate jimlup Dec 2016 #21

A big difference is Republicans control both houses... C Moon Dec 2016 #22

yep... fascism, here we come!!! Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #26

That would give them President Pence, though NewJeffCT Dec 2016 #30

far worse than watergate but media is worse than then JI7 Dec 2016 #23

By the time this is over, Watergate will seem like a quaint political incident. Paladin Dec 2016 #24

Nixon was plenty creepy with the Vietnam war going on and the cold war backdrop Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #28

Nixon was a shrewd politician, with a great deal of government experience. Paladin Dec 2016 #33

He was a mentally ill, treasonous bastard and worse than Trump because he had a brain. duffyduff Dec 2016 #38

I'll just restrain myself and suggest you back the fuck off. (nt) Paladin Dec 2016 #39

Watergate was a trial run, so to speak... IthinkThereforeIAM Dec 2016 #27

No, as bad as that was relayerbob Dec 2016 #31

Agree triron Dec 2016 #34

Not really. Coyotl Dec 2016 #36

Watergate was a bunch of amateurs... Orsino Dec 2016 #40

this. nt LaydeeBug Dec 2016 #42