“Well then, if the president does it, it’s legal,” Richard Nixon once said. No one would accuse President Barack Obama of being Nixonian. Mr Obama tends to follow the law, would never approve of burgling the opposition and bears no vengeful traits. Yet he has done more than anyone to bury the campaign reforms that were brought in after Watergate. The latest step may be something Mr Obama will come to regret.
理查德•尼克松(Richard Nixon)曾言:“嗯,如果总统做了,那就是合法的。”没有人会指责巴拉克•奥巴马(Barack Obama)总统是尼克松式的人物。奥巴马倾向于依法办事,不会批准窃听对手,也没有报复心理。然而他在埋葬水门事件(Watergate)后出台的竞选筹款改革方面比谁都积极。也许未来奥巴马会为最近的举措懊悔。
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