[speedy]

I was around during Nixon's time. I see no comparison between Bush and Nixon. Bush is a much more straightforward and honest person than Nixon ever was. Nixon never had so many people of unswerving conservatism around him. True, Bush has shown a disturbing tendency to embrace a few big government concepts. But Nixon never gave us tax cuts, he imposed wage and price controls, he clinked glasses with Mao -- he was never considered by the Right of his day to be really one of its own. Yes, Bush has shown a tendency to not focus on smaller government, but he does so many other things right and unlike Nixon really does believe in the basic precepts of Conservatism. Nixon, who had some undoubted strengths and was truly anti-Communist, was nevertheless a dishonest man who was not at peace with who he was. Bush is a man of deep faith who is almost incapable of lying like Nixon. People used to criticize Reagan for not being 100 percent pure either. With time we forget these things.

[Burkeman1]

Even though Nixon did move domestic policy leftward in many ways he was truly hated by liberals for his role in the HCUA hearings and his anti communism. He was never forgiven for that by the liberal establishment.

[ladyinred]

I don't see any comparison to Nixon either, none at all. Rush is on some kind of tear lately almost losing it for some reason.