Isn't it adorable that only 45 years ago something as innocent as breaking into your political opponent's campaign headquarters was enough to bring down a president. An incident that should have united the country against political corruption instead prompted a corruption arms race that can always be explained away with the excuse "Well everybody else is doing it!" Iran/Contra, CIA regime change, Iraq War, drone strikes against US citizens and foreign civilians, Emoluments scandal, Russian election scandal. All of these are arguably a much bigger deal than Watergate and yet no President was forced to resign. Believe it or not, there was a time when many politicians put ethics over partisanship. It'd be pretty cool if we could bring that back.
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