Richard Nixon @ MindSay 
Then, Bush got into office, and started doing things his own way. Turned out, he wasn't really against nation-building at all, and launched us into a war far more pointless and expensive than Bosnia could have ever hoped to be. Sound familiar? It should to those of us who understood history. Bush's campaign tactic was identical to that of Richard Nixon in 1968. Nixon also billed himself as the "moderate republican," the guy who was going to end the Democrat's war in Vietnam. Like Bush, Nixon had no intention of pulling out, but instead expanded the war into Cambodia. He introduced bills that had devastating long-term effects on the economy as well as health care. Nixon ushered in the modern world of Republican hopelessness. He changed this country from one that is supposed to benefit "We the People" to one benefiting "We the Corporations."
Some, including myself, have called John McCain "Bush II" I now don't believe that comparison to be accurate. In my study of history, and my discovery of where "this all" started, it is plainly apparent that George W. Bush is merely Nixon II, making John McCain Nixon III. It is his legacy that is alive and well in these two politicians, the boy of privilege and the "Maverick" war hero.
Few can argue that Nixon and Bush's presidencies weren't disasters for our nation. Nixon instituted improper government control over health care with his bill mandating HMO's be offered by all employers. He ended the gold standard on purely a whim, surprising the economists of the time. Bush used evidence he knew was faulty and fresh fear over 9/11 to push us into an immoral war with Iraq, costing this nation trillions while turning security of our ports over to an extremist-friendly nation and leaving our border with Mexico almost completely unguarded.
Don't fall for John McCain's "moderate republican" lie. We've heard it before, and quite frankly, the "moderate Republicans" just haven't done a very good job with this country.
The 38th President of the United States has passed away. I have watched platitudes galore on the Fox News channel. On hindsight the platitudes may have been deserved. Back in 1973 I was nut so gushy about President Ford.
I was an extreme liberal at age 17. In my view Nixon was a crook that was caught red handed in felonious dirty tricks against his opposition political party the Democrats. For my generation Nixon’s duplicity represented everything wrong about the “Establishment.” Not to mention that Nixon sent kids close to my age Vietnam to fight a war my generation viewed as fruitless because South Vietnam was a corrupt government that most of its people hated. That was the view of a 17 year old liberal.
Then Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned due to Tax Evasion charges. This was followed closely by the resignation of President Nixon for tainting the office of President of the United States.
In between Agnew and Nixon resignations Gerald Ford was appointed Vice President and approved by the Senate. At Nixon’s resignation, Ford became the first President to hold the Office by appointment rather than election.
Then came the rub: This appointed President gave corruption tainted Nixon a full pardon even before any indictments could be handed down. This had all the appearance of Nixon selling the appointment of President for a future Presidential pardon from Ford.
This is the primary reason I voted for Jimmy Carter as President in 1976. Jimmy Carter’s Presidency is the primary reason I put the Left behind me and began my gravitation toward Conservativism.