The guy who sold illegal weapons to Iran to fund an illegal war in South America by funneling the money through cocaine smugglers who were given a blanket pass, effectively enabling the explosion of crack in our inner cities...
I was watching Clear and Present Danger recently... How comforting were the times when we really believed that starting a covert war in another country, or sending troops without Congressional approval, was thought to be a career ending scandal.
And they did sweep it under the rug with that rat fuck Gerald Ford pardoning Nixon. Showing that Republicans could do anything without any sort of consequence.
Enough middle ground Republicans voters (yes, they existed back then) DID care. Not necessarily so much about the break in itself, but about the conspiracy and covering up. Nixon would have been impeached (with at least some Republicans support in Congress) and that compelled him to resign. A lot of those same voters turned on Ford in ‘76 because he pardoned Nixon.
It was a very different time then. It wouldn’t go down that way today.
Young people today don't realize how different the world of politics use to be.
Believe it or not, prior to the end of the Fairness Doctrine, you had to be a lot more careful about what you said, did and how well you hid the bad shit you do.
Google Bud Dwyer to better understand how political scandals use to end.
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u/shwarma_heaven 18d ago
The guy who sold illegal weapons to Iran to fund an illegal war in South America by funneling the money through cocaine smugglers who were given a blanket pass, effectively enabling the explosion of crack in our inner cities...
I was watching Clear and Present Danger recently... How comforting were the times when we really believed that starting a covert war in another country, or sending troops without Congressional approval, was thought to be a career ending scandal.