[Dane]

What I'd like to know is what was so bad about Nixon's strategy in '72 anyway????

Nothing, he kicked McGovern's rear end, but that isn't what Nixon will be known for. He will always be known for Watergate and to the casual non-political listener of Rush it could be construed that the casual non-political listener says to themselves, Nixon-Bush connection, "Watergate-Bush is also a liar, yada, yada, yada.."

That's why I think the Rush's Bush-Nixon connection is not only factually wrong, but also disingenuous.

[Scott from the Left Coast]

Rush has casual, non-political listeners? Rush never fails to make his preferences known during an election...he backed Dole. I doubt strongly that Rush will sit on the fence in Bush v. Dean, or Bush v. Liebermann, or certainly Bush v. Clinton. Those casual, non-political listeners will know exactly where he stands on the election, when they're paying attention.

I think it's a bit of a stretch to say he's trying to harm Bush electorally. He may be trying to prod him policy-wise, but I can't imagine his problems with Bush running that deep.