Friday, May 17, 2013

Obama a new Nixon? Oh get Serious.



That's the headline of today's editorial page of the Washington Post, who by the way, knows a thing or two about Nixon. (See: "All the President's Men")

I have a prediction.

Here's what these scandals actually mean to John and Jane Q. Public: Absolutely nothing will get done in the next three years while Congress investigates the poop out of them. If you thought there was gridlock before, just wait. Partisan points will be scored along the way, the president's reputation will be damaged, hatred will be stoked to a fever pitch level (just as it was with both Clinton and Bush), but in the end it will be proven that none of this has anything to do with the president, no-one of significance will face the slightest repurcussions, and a branch of government that was already considered a steaming pile (Congress) will be considered an even bigger steaming pile.

It's totally depressing.