There was a time when a Republican senator heroically confronted the corrupt and corrosive deeds of a Republican president who was damaging the nation by his duplicity. Unfortunately, the honorable Sen. Barry Goldwater is no longer around when he is so desperately needed.
Goldwater, a very patriotic, conservative senator from Arizona, was the first to confront President Richard Nixon regarding his role in Watergate. The following is his personal account:
“I was the first one to go to him [Nixon] and told him, tell the truth, tell what happened — level with the American people and you’ll be all right.