Making Nixon Look Sane

William B. Turner
Nov 4 · 4 min read
The Lunatic in Chief

Donald Trump is turning out to be Richard Nixon, but worse. He has all of Nixon’s bad qualities, with none of his redeeming qualities.

Nixon was crazy, but he was smart. He had served in Congress and two terms as vice president under Dwight Eisenhower, our last responsible Republican president. He understood how government in the United States is supposed to work, and likely believed that he was serving the best interests…

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William B. Turner

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Uppity gay, Buddhist, author, historian.

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