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If Biden is smart, he’ll follow Nixon’s example
The Hill ^ | 07/12/2024 | JIM RONAN

Posted on 07/12/2024 9:43:16 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

As the nation’s capital broiled in the summer heat, the president found himself increasingly isolated in the Oval Office.

During his decades in politics, he had charted a career from the Senate to the vice presidency, though after two terms in the nation’s second-highest office, most believed his political career to be over. Even so, he shocked the political establishment by winning the presidency, largely by promising to return a sense of calm following a time of crisis and public protest.

Suddenly, however, the president found himself fending off calls from members of his own party to step aside, as the media monitored his every word for signs of what he may be thinking.

Yes, 50 years ago this month, Richard Nixon faced a remarkably difficult choice. (Who did you think I was talking about?)

Overall, the similarities between where Nixon found himself in July 1974 and where President Biden finds himself today seemingly end there. While Watergate dominated the news for more than two years, the post-debate attention to Biden’s health is only a few weeks old. And whereas Nixon’s presidency had roughly two and a half years remaining but for what transpired, Biden is in the midst of a reelection campaign. Finally, while Watergate was the result of the Nixon administration’s poor judgement, Biden’s problems are, mainly, the fault of Father Time.

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: biden; example; follow; heisnt; nixon
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To: ChicagoConservative27
The whole premise is a straw man.

None of those wanting Biden to resign give a damn about what's best for the country. They've known he's had dementia during his entire Presidency and isn't making the decisions for the executive branch.

There is only one reason Biden is being pressured to dropout -- because those pushing for it believe it will help Democrats' chances in the election.

21 posted on 07/12/2024 10:40:26 AM PDT by Kazan
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I don’t recall anyone accusing Biden of being smart.


22 posted on 07/12/2024 10:41:51 AM PDT by The_Media_never_lie ( )
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To: OHPatriot

Exactly, Traitor Jie is not smart or decent. A selfish scumbag just like his skank wife.


23 posted on 07/12/2024 10:49:20 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: ChicagoConservative27
"If Biden is smart, he’ll follow Nixon’s example"

If my grandmother had had wheels, she'd have been a bicycle.

24 posted on 07/12/2024 12:03:16 PM PDT by Paal Gulli
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To: ChicagoConservative27
”If Biden is smart…”

Not much point in reading this any farther… 🙄

25 posted on 07/12/2024 12:19:20 PM PDT by DJ Frisat (If I said something really stupid, chances are I was under the influence of AutoCorrect. 🙄🫤)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Until see finds the off shore account numbers?.

Hunter is hanging close to the WH a lot of late.


26 posted on 07/12/2024 1:04:53 PM PDT by Vaduz
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