Deep Throat

Being a fan of executive power (I mainly ascribe to the Borsi Yeltsin approach [fn1] to congressional relations), I don't quite know how I feel about Mr. Felt, aka Deep Throat. In the end, I suppose Felt did the right thing, after all, Nixon's downfall was not brought about by over-reaching in the exercise of executive power, but by a low and petty stunt. The tragedy that followed (i.e., James Earl Carter) cannot be pinned on Felt -- it remains Nixon's fault. Thank God Reagan rode to the rescue in 1980. Well, I suppose the phrase "Deep Throat" can now be restored to its original cultural meaning: