more easily, you make it easier on the rat. But you might hit someone else who’s trying to shoot rats, too. And so we’ve got to be fair.” Nixon stated that certain “men who have in the past done effective work exposing Communists in this country have, by reckless talk and questionable methods, made themselves the issue.” When it came to hunting down the bad guys, Nixon seemed to suggest, Ike was Gary Cooper—restrained, cool, and precise—and McCarthy was the angry drunk in the street, his pistols blazing away wildly and shooting up the storefronts. Once again Nixon had proven his worth to the
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