[BwanaNdege]

I, for one, am sick of Watergate being considered by the press as the absolute worst thing that has ever happened concerning a president.

I was in my mid-later 20’s during the Watergate mess. Nixon lied about a burglary which he learned about after the fact. That burglary was purportedly about stealing Democratic Party strategy information. However, G. Gordon Liddy believes that John Dean was just trying to get a “little black book” which implicated his girlfriend in a call girl scheme.

Nixon lied and tried to cover up. This was wrong.

Nixon did not have sex with an intern in the oval office.
Nixon did not have his Deputy White House Counsel commit suicide/be murdered and the body dumped in Ft Marcy Park
Nixon did not give a “Stand down” order to missions(s) to rescue an ambassador & staff under attack and who were later murdered.
Nixon did not fire flag officers who tried to rescue said ambassador.

Did I miss something?

My take is that the frenzy after the Watergate break-in was payback for Nixon’s earlier anti-communist work.

I just found this assessment: http://lewrockwell.com/burris/burris25.1.html

Comments on its validity?

[Praxeologue]

Comments on its validity?

The author describes the Republican Robert Bennett as "crazed". The author may have a Dem slant.

[Domangart]

Yes. Nixon never used the IRS (like Every other Demo except Carter). He was slapped down by his IRS Co,mm when he attempted to.

[thirst4truth]

Did I miss something?

Nixon did not have his Interior Secretary charged with contempt of court, for a direct violation of a court order. (lift the gulf moratorium).

Nixon did not have his Attorney General, the top cop of the nation, charged with contempt of congress.