[anigbrowl]

Minus the intelligence and a number of other factors. I seem to be the only leftie in America that rather admires Nixon despite his numerous flaws and considers him a bit of a tragic figure. In an earlier and scrappier era he'd have been considered a great statesman.

[pm90]

Like another comment pointed out, Nixon created the EPA for chissake....unthinkable thing for a Republican today.

[mikestew]

Ooh, if you like that one, you should read up his proposal for health care. Were it not for that little Watergate kerfluffle, the whole ACA debate might have never taken place, and the U. S. might have had decent healthcare. (A lot of supposition behind that, though.)

In other words, comparing Trump to Nixon does a disservice to Nixon, IMO.

[tzs]

...and Ronald Reagan instituted the first cap and trade system in the US for the phase out of leaded gasoline, and then a few years later used cap and trade again to reduce the chemicals that damaged the ozone layer. Also unthinkable in today's GOP.

[maxerickson]

I like to troll time travel threads by joking about warning Nixon.

People don't like it.