When it became fairly obvious in 1968 that people working for Richard Nixon (and possibly Nixon himself) were sabotaging peace talks during the Vietnam War, President Johnson chose not to publicly expose the plot because he did not have 100 percent proof that the Nixon camp was meddling. History proved they were. By not exposing Nixon, the direction of our country profoundly changed as Vice President Hubert Humphrey lost a close election (500,000 vote margin).
President Obama made the same mistake in 2016. Even though it was fairly obvious what the Russians were up to, the President should have made a more forceful presentation of the situation. To not do so because Mitch McConnell or Donald Trump would have been mad and accused Obama of election tampering is nonsensical because the facts (read the next post on that) were on Obama's side. Being cautious may have been one of the factors that cost the Democrats the White House and Senate.
Hopefully, Special Counsel Mueller will investigate Senator McConnell on his involvement in this matter as well as others like Rudy Giluani and the New York F.B.I. office.
President Obama brought dignity, class, and honor to the Oval Office. He left with all of that intact and accomplished great achievements. However, he never (at least openly) mastered the Machiavellian trait of playing hardball. History, when it records the Obama legacy, may record that as well.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/world/national-security/obama-putin-election-hacking/?utm_term=.af9695f083d5
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/for-once-trump-is-right-about-obama/2017/06/26/5b297954-5aa1-11e7-9fc6-c7ef4bc58d13_story.html?utm_term=.20e8f9ac4cd3
So apparently, both peace and people's health are political footballs that Republicans are willing to use for their own advantage. How wonderful.
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