And once upon a time, Democrats espoused the Gladstonian creed. Parties change, and the PWC was euthanized within Nixon's lifetime.
A shame, since Nixon was the last decent Republican President.
I wouldn't go too far with that statement. Sure, he supported the environment and he was the first president of the United States to go vist Mao China but his legacy among how people treat Washington has lead to more distrust that was previous held with the Vietnam War and continue on with the Watergate scandal he was involves in made the general public now trust any politicians who in Washington or their state government.
