I thought I hated Nixon, (still do) but I hate Trump much more..

[Stuart G]

Nixon was a minor crook as they say. (wiretaps, lying, associates lying, erasing tapes, etc.) Trump is a certified killer. Total incompetence that caused death. That is it, and that is all.

[dubyadiprecession]

1. I think Dubya's even thinking trump's making him look better too.

[Stuart G]

2. Hard to believe, but Dubya's war "in total" killed less then Trump's incompetance...

How many deaths as of today?? Dec 4, Thursday?..I don't know. Perhaps more deaths due to pandemic than Iraq War & 9/11 combined..(total)

[PCIntern]

3. Absolutely

In no way shape or form did Nixon try to disassemble the United States of America. By today’s standards, his paranoia and criminality are somewhere around the median for Republicans The interesting aspect of Nixon is that he was brilliant both academically and politically, and Understood every nuance of government and it’s workings. He was a liar and a crook but in his own way, compared with the Republicans of today, he was a patriot.

[Turin_C3PO]

4. Yep

and Nixon even did a few good things. He was, of course, a criminal but more of a garden-variety type.

[Stuart G]

5. Yes, during that time prices were out of control, and he instituted .."Price Controls"

...This idea was totally against Republican philosophy, but it was important and Nixon did it. The price of gasoline had doubled and close to triple.
... After Nixon resigned, he shut up, and rarely made comments. After Trump leaves office, Trump ..will NOT shut up. He will continue to be totally disrespectful to everyone..

[Aristus]

6. That's one of the many tragedies associated with Nixon and his career.

I think, deep down underneath that sweaty, paranoid exterior, there was a good man trying to get out. He was raised a Quaker, and Quakers always impress me with their fundamental decency.

But Nixon's insecurities, persecution complex, and bitter ambitions suppressed any true decency he might have possessed. We could have been served by a brilliant public official. But he, like Trump, used the White House to settle old scores. No one benefits from that.

[cwydro]

7. Nixon at least had some characteristics of a statesman.

Besides, I don’t see the point of wasting time hating the dead.

[Grins]

8. I think he was a damn BIG crook..

...but at least when his country went to war he went, too. Unlike an entire family I could mention.

[Sneederbunk]

9. Nixon was a boil. Trump is a cancer.