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Gina S Meyer's avatar

Two things stood out to me.

Can we all just agree being compared to Nixon is always a bad thing?

Every defunded organization has to go hat in hand begging the OMB to restart their funding on a case-by-case basis in the meantime.

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Becky Suchy's avatar

Trump makes Nixon look like a Boy Scout.

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Gina S Meyer's avatar

True. Nixon resigned to avoid impeachment.

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Kate Stone's avatar

Actually, if you think about it, there is no way in H that Nixon would've resigned in this day and age. Maybe he would have been impeached if there were enough sane Congresspeople in the House but I'm pretty sure that no Republican would have voted to convict. Look what's in the Oval now, convicted felon, inveterate liar, sexual abuser, insurrection instigator, money-grubbing Emoluments Clause eviscerator, etc., who didn't even get a majority of the votes and Republicans across the board are on bended knee. Poor Nixon, thinking back then that he was caught doing something awful, so far outside the bounds of propriety for a U.S. President, that he had to resign. Such a quaint, antiquated mindset.

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Gina S Meyer's avatar

It is possible Nixon would not have resigned. He was a stubborn B. All of the RтАЩs around him urged him to resign for the good of the party.

Everything you say about T is true. The difference is the RтАЩs around him. So, itтАЩs not a fair comparison. And I would never say, тАЬpoorтАЭ Nixon. He led us to this day.

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Kate Stone's avatar

I may have fallen a bit short but my reference to "poor Nixon" was meant to be facetious. And you are exactly right, the biggest difference is the R's around T today.

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D Hatfield's avatar

IтАЩve worked under federal grants. I shudder to think of the hour by hour, case-by-case, chaos that this is causing

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Gina S Meyer's avatar

The heart is a dislike for the chaos. Unfortunately, that may be the point?

Please share your experience with those you know. They need to know how this affects real people.

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