http://www.amconmag.com/blog/2009/07/03/the-nixon-i-knew/ @TAC Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:12:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.amconmag.com/blog/2009/07/03/the-nixon-i-knew/comment-page-1/#comment-7678 brandon adamson Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:38:52 +0000 http://www.amconmag.com/blog/?p=1982#comment-7678 I have to agree. I consider myself to be a Nixon loyalist, and I believe that if not the greatest president of the 20th century, he was by far the smartest and a true leader. While he disappointed conservatives from time to time, he almost always knew exactly what could be realistically achieved and made it happen. People can say what they want about him, but the GOP sure could use someone with his brains. His biggest fault was psychological, a poor self image.Most of his crimes were basically unnecessary campaign overkill (they were also not unusual for the times.) He would have been reelected easily, but he did believe people could love him on his own merits because he did not love himself. So he felt he had to crush his enemies and falsely manipulate events in order be liked. But he was wrong, people did love him and some of us still do.. even though we grew up long after the fact and were educated to believe he was a disgrace. Even in death he still manages to "reach over their head and directly to the people" I think you're quite lucky to have met him. No revisionism here, I would take the good with the bad. We could use another President Nixon, now more than ever. I have to agree. I consider myself to be a Nixon loyalist, and I believe that if not the greatest president of the 20th century, he was by far the smartest and a true leader. While he disappointed conservatives from time to time, he almost always knew exactly what could be realistically achieved and made it happen. People can say what they want about him, but the GOP sure could use someone with his brains. His biggest fault was psychological, a poor self image.Most of his crimes were basically unnecessary campaign overkill (they were also not unusual for the times.) He would have been reelected easily, but he did believe people could love him on his own merits because he did not love himself. So he felt he had to crush his enemies and falsely manipulate events in order be liked. But he was wrong, people did love him and some of us still do.. even though we grew up long after the fact and were educated to believe he was a disgrace. Even in death he still manages to “reach over their head and directly to the people” I think you’re quite lucky to have met him. No revisionism here, I would take the good with the bad. We could use another President Nixon, now more than ever.

]]> http://www.amconmag.com/blog/2009/07/03/the-nixon-i-knew/comment-page-1/#comment-7656 Thomas O. Meehan Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:21:58 +0000 http://www.amconmag.com/blog/?p=1982#comment-7656 Interesting insights. I just wish Nixon was a true conservative on domestic matters. Interesting insights. I just wish Nixon was a true conservative on domestic matters.

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