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Larkspur

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Tue May-04-04 09:07 AM
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Role Reversals: if Bush is Nixon 2 could Kerry be, Lyndon Johnson 2?

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Bush is the most malicious and secretive President since Nixon. Nixon campaigned on getting us out of Vietnam, but after being elected increased the violence there.

Kerry reminds me of Lyndon Johnson, who was liberal in regards to civil rights and trying to reduce poverty, but Johnson was a hawk and anti-Communist zealot who escalated the Vietnam War under his tenure. This escalation, the Viet Cong backlash, and the rising anti-war movement caused Johnson to withdraw from running for a 2nd term in 1968.

What's your thoughts on this comparison?

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