Bush no Nixon.I must take exception to the Comment ("Bush's Bitter Deal") in the March issue of The Progressive. You describe Bush as "perhaps the most dangerous [President] in the history of the republic, with the exception of Richard Nixon." While I hold no particular brief for the late Richard Nixon, he was nowhere near as dangerous as the current President. Richard Nixon was not a nice man. He was, on the whole, unprincipled, but he was a pragmatist. He was able to achieve rapprochement with China. He pushed for funding for Vietnam veterans This article is about the French band. For veterans of the Vietnam War, see Vietnam veteran. The Vietnam Veterans were a six-person French psychedelic group that released six records in the 1980s. The band was praised by many alternative music publications. who had drug problems due to their service. On the other hand, Bush is a nice man. He is a man of principle, to the point of dogmatism dog·ma·tism n. Arrogant, stubborn assertion of opinion or belief. dogmatism 1. a statement of a point of view as if it were an established fact. 2. . And his principles are all detrimental to the health of the republic. He has abandoned any concern for physically or psychologically injured veterans of the Iraq War Iraq War: see under Persian Gulf Wars. Iraq War or Second Persian Gulf War Brief conflict in 2003 between Iraq and a combined force of troops largely from the U.S. and Great Britain; and a subsequent U.S. . And he heads an Administration that is corrupt in a way that Nixon's was not. Jordan Bishop Ottawa, Ontario I agree that George Bush is "perhaps the most dangerous [President] in the history of the republic." However, I disagree with Verb 1. disagree with - not be very easily digestible; "Spicy food disagrees with some people" hurt - give trouble or pain to; "This exercise will hurt your back" the last part, "with the exception of Richard Nixon." Despite his shortcomings A shortcoming is a character flaw. Shortcomings may also be:
One must look beyond the President to the Presidency. Nixon was in office in the pre-Reagan era. At that time the Republican Party consisted of two factions: the Taft conservatives and the Rockefeller moderates. There was also a Democratic Party reasonably worthy of the name, as well as a liberal Supreme Court. In short, there were considerable checks and balances. The election of Ronald Reagan changed all that. The ultra-conservatives gained control and have steadily increased their power ever since. It is this political climate that makes George Bush so dangerous to the country and the world. Rick Walnut Vincentown, New Jersey Vincentown is an unincorporated area within Southampton Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP code 08088. The article "Bush's Bitter Deal" was right on! Thank you for your attention on the Social Security issue. I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. how you did it, but you have addressed my fears exactly. I grew up destitute, and now it looks like my senior years may be the same. I became disabled in 1987. I am fifty-three years old, so you know where I stand. We can't afford war if we can't afford our people. Brenda Rice Via e-mail |
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