Zim >>> A Trifecta of budget busting deficit producing 'programs' ...
Good observations, and accurate. Had forgotten 'bout those.
That said, Nixon did nothing at all to combat the budget busting that had been going on, in fact he increased the problem - a fiscal conservative he was not. He still bears a huge part of the blame for the 'inflation and interest' fiasco that Carter inherited. Plenty of blame to go 'round for that little economic raping of America. My point was that Carter was in no way 'completely responsible' for the meltdown - he didn't stop it, true - but there were many to blame for it. The earlier democrats and republicans both built that bonfire, as you correctly point out - not just Carter.
Yes, Nixon got us out of Vietnam, toot sweet. He also recognized China, and sold Taiwan down the river. Don't have much good to say about his late grate(ing) 'ambassador' to the world either, the Henry Kissinger. The Vietnam withdrawal was a bloody disaster ... BUT it did get us out and stopped the American bloodletting that was going on. However, it sure as hell didn't stop the bloodletting of the rest of SE Asia. Like the genocide of the Montagnards and of 30% of Cambodia. The domino theory proved to be pretty damned accurate, despite the years of pooh-poohing it received and continued to receive.
Anybody still remember ole 'Spiro T.' ??
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good ...
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