You, sir, are either ignorant of history or a troll, or both.
Nixon did not commit "grave crimes against the American people."
Watergate was a stupid, third rate break-in, ordered by Howard Dean for purposes still being guessed at--seemingly to get something to embarass the Democrats with concerning a callgirl ring operating out of the Watergate---to entertain visiting Dem bigwigs. Of course, after the fact, Dean waffled and squealed like the pig he was. He was a despicable disloyal worm. Nixon was certainly wrong to obfuscate and conceal to try to save his personnel---he should have thrown Dean to the wolves. Colson and others served time and Dean eventually turned state's evidence and made a load of money writing a book making himself a hero and damning others.
Nixon was almost paranoic, with good reason. When he ran against JFK, the election was stolen from him in Ill. by the Chicago
machine. Don't take my word for it--research that election. Of course, having stolen that election without consequences, the Dems have felt entitled to try to steal elections ever since and cry foul if not allowed to do so.
Nixon has long been hated by the liberal media because as a young Rep. he was instrumental in bringing down Alger Hiss, who was an American aristocratic blueblood, a liberal darling, and a Communist high up in our govt. Even after Russian papers have proved beyond the shadow of a doubt that Hiss was indeed a Communist working against our govt. in a high position in the Truman Admin. the lib media is mostly still in denial.
And it is certainly an historical fact that after Watergate, the national security apparatus became PC. If not directly responsible for 9/11, this certainly contributed to it.
Now, the media, the Dems, and JFKerry are changing the subject to Impeachment of George Bush. They "got" one Republican President; what makes you think they are not going after another one?
vaudine
Standing up and applauding your post.
I, too, lived through Watergate, and don't remember any "grave crimes committed against the American people".
The Lefties howled during Watergate--then they shut up like good little toadies when their idol Clinton committed crimes in offices.
Watergate was always a payback from long memory Lefties in the government against Nixon because of Nixon's role in exposing Alger Hiss and other State Dept. Communists 25 years earlier.
Twice, this noble but imperfect man walked away because it was in the best interests of the country he loved--in 1960 when Kennedy stole the Presidential election, and resigning in 1974 to avoid an impeachment and trial that the Dems were cooking for him.
The notion that Felt is a hero is a pile of steaming horse excrement.
I don't like Howard Dean, but I doubt he had anything to do with Watergate.