The Ice Storm & GR

[Paul Mackin]

On Aug 31, 2006, at 8:05 PM, Dave Monroe wrote:

> Yeah, I know, but ...
>
> --- Paul Mackin <paul.mackin at verizon.net> wrote:
>>
>> It was ALL about the  time frame, but that's OK.
>
> ... but it's hardly unjustifiable to start said frame
> with that June 1972 arrest and the subsequent, almost
> immediate link dicovered to the GOP.  By October 1972,
> all that's left is to directly link it to the White
> House.

And fortunately for Nixon's reelection prospects there was a five  
month  wait.

Let me emphasize an important point that may not be self evident. It  
does explain why my time frame is  so different from yours.   
"Watergate" as the notable event everyone remembers was not  
principally about the "third rate break in" that took place in 1972  
and naturally received some coverage in the Press.  Rather the real  
"Watergate" was the  damaging revelations about far more nasty goings  
on in the White House, including the  commission of about six kinds  
of felony ranging from obstruction of justice to abuse of public  
office. It was the revealing of these starting with McCord in March  
"73 and hitting a high point  with John Dean's confessions a few  
months later that made the big story and  drove Nixon back to San  
Clemente and its red tile roofs. How could a simple  burglary amount  
to a  row of  beans alongside Dean's tale of  Nixon's Enemies List  
and the organization set up within IRS to harass members thereof.  
including McGovern volunteers in the recent presidential election.   
These would have been something for Pynchon to put  in his book if  
only he'd written it a year later.

Hope this is not boring everyone.


> Inquiring and/or suspicious minds would have
> had no problem doing so already, so ...
>
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/onpolitics/watergate/ 
> chronology.htm
>
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