But there aren’t any die-hard Nixon supporters in either chamber of Congress who are now remembered as patriots, no matter what else they did with their careers before, during, or after his presidency. The figures who live on are those like Ervin and Judge Sirica, who brought Nixon to justice, and, as the historian David Greenberg has noted, “those loyalists who abandoned Nixon early, when it mattered.”
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says the Senate should simply dismiss the impeachment case against him, an extraordinary suggestion as the House prepares to transmit the charges to the chamber for the historic trial.
Sure, why not? It's not like his buddies are going to convict him, even though he got the highest level sanction he can get from the House of Representatives. Trump needs to go.
I am quite fine with that, as while I am leaning towards Elizabeth Warren this cycle, I did vote for Bernie Sanders in 2016. He would be a good change, somebody to shake things up, bring forward new ideas, even if he suffers from the problem that most of the leading presidential candidates face — advanced age.
I am not against old people per se, but I think it’s time that our country move past the Vietnam era and the brashness of 1970s. The world is changing, and while experience counts, I do worry about the older generation not getting what concerns the youth of today. That said, I do think Bernie has a lot of refreshing new ideas, and he’s not stuck in the convention wisdom of the day. He’s a thoughtful person, and as the Senator from Vermont he has some experiences that a more an urban politician might not have.
I do like Elizabeth Warren a lot, mainly because she is a little younger, and a women. Our country could use a female president for a change, as a women’s perspective might be different then a man. Plus, I think we need somebody who is strong and willing to stick up against corporations and the pro-business consensus that has existed for too long. But also somebody willing to listen to scientists and economists, and understand what is right for our country based on the evidence.
I don’t have a lot of positive things to say about the incumbent, and I think it’s worthwhile to look at a change. But I wish there were more youthful candidates involved, more people willing to look at the evidence, more people willing to be a steady voice for change in our country moving forward.
As Congress pays out more than 36 billion dollars in disaster relief, the General Accounting Office recommends that the federal government find ways to minimize the economic impacts of climate change. President Obama started moving in that direction when he signed an executive order requiring infrastructure be designed to survive flooding and other consequences of climate change. Obama's order was never finalized, and President Trump issued an executive order of his own that pretty much undid it. So what's the danger if infrastructure policies do not consider the risks that are coming with climate change?
Some of the things proposed by Trump are bad but this is devastatingly bad for our country. Looking at cumulative impacts of government policy is at the heart of the National Environmental Policy Act, ignoring it basically guts the law. We need to fully understand the impacts of government policies before moving forward, especially with large complicated projects. It’s always better to avoid impacts then try to fix them after the fact.