tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post1095312866394181314..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: December 11, 1972Jonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-90801195214823801992012-12-12T12:10:24.483-06:002012-12-12T12:10:24.483-06:00I never really liked President Nixon. I think the ...I never really liked President Nixon. I think the entire scandal was the moral equivalent of cancelling the 1972 election. If a President, through illegal means, can choose his opponent, what is the point of casting ballots?<br /><br />But 30 years later, the recorded conversations are sad. They are a reminder that the temptation is strong in a political struggle to cast aside mere morality in favor of "our side" achieving a team victory.<br /><br />I'd like to think that, in an equivalent situation, I'd behave honorably. Truth is, I'm not entirely sure.Burr Deminghttp://fairandunbalanced.com/blog1.php/2008/11/05/political-outrage-personal-couragenoreply@blogger.com