Today we witnessed the passing of a man whose courage helped our country avert a constitutional disaster. Yes his identity was kept quiet for a long time afterwards but that was for his protection, it still took courage to talk to Woodward and reveal what he did.
It is a true and sad fact that many of the problems we have with our current political culture can be laid at the feet of Richard Nixon. Nixon was the originator of the Republican 'Southern Strategy' that eventually led to the divisive regional politics of the 2000 and 2004 elections. His downfall, Watergate, led to the 'dumbing down' of the Presidential character. Because, since people no longer trusted the Presidents we had to elect of succession of Presidents whose biggest drawing card was that people would be willing to have a beer with them. I am not saying that every President since Nixon wasn't qualified for the job, just that the campaigns had to appeal to the lowest common denominator with their candidates.
So thanks Deep Throat for helping the nation get rid of the great crook. I think that with the election of Obama we might finally have turned a corner as far as electing a man who is truly qualified, and will restore dignity to the Office.
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