The Brown v Coakley race is HUGE. A game-changer.
And Brown's victory over Coakley makes him a potentially HUGE figure for the next phase of USA politics - as Nixon became after his SUCCESSFUL contest against Helen Gahagen Douglas.
NIXON/WIKI:
NIXON WENT ON TO BE VEEP AND POTUS.In the 1950 mid-term elections, Nixon ran against Democratic Representative Helen Gahagan Douglas for a seat in the U.S. Senate, representing California.[29] The campaign is best remembered as one of the most contentious of the times. Nixon felt the former actress was a left-wing sympathizer, labeling her "pink right down to her underwear."[29] Conversely, Douglas referred to Nixon as "Tricky Dick."[29] In the November election, Nixon defeated Douglas.
In the Senate, Nixon took a prominent position in opposing the spread of global communism, traveling frequently and speaking out against "the threat."[29] He also criticized what he perceived to be President Harry S. Truman's mishandling of the Korean War.[29] He supported statehood for Alaska and Hawaii, voted in favor of civil rights for minorities, and supported federal disaster relief for India and Yugoslavia.[30]
[ASIDE: I KNOW IT'S FASHIONABLE TO HATE NIXON AND TREAT HIS PRESIDENCY AS A FAILURE, BUT THAT JUST ISN'T FAIR.
AS POTUS HE ENDED THE DRAFT, ENDED THE VIETNAM WAR, INVENTED DETENTE - AND AIDED THE SOVIET DISSIDENTS, SIGNED THE CLEAN AIR CLEAN WATER ACT, TOOK US OFF THE GOLD STANDARD, OPENED CHINA, AND SAVED ISRAEL - IN JUST 5 YEARS.
NOT BAD.]
As one who has always heard our going off the gold standard was bad, can you explain why it was good? Seriously, I've never heard either side of that argument. Thanks; you're in my top 4 daily bookmarks!
ReplyDeletenixon did crappy things too.
ReplyDeletebut getting us off the gold standard was good.
currency should float.
markets should determine what it's worth.
we need to get the chinese to allow theiur currency to float.