From Raw Story:
"Failed presidents ain't what they used to be," writes Frank Rich for his Sunday New York Times article this week. Comparing notes on two men whom many consider to be among the worst presidents in modern history, Rich concludes that while Nixon's overarching paranoia and need for control earned the deep-seated hatred of many Americans, President Bush is simply "too slight to hate."
"Unlike Nixon, President Bush is less an overreaching Machiavelli than an epic blunderer surrounded by Machiavellis," writes Rich. "He lacks the crucial element of acute self-awareness that gave Nixon his tragic depth."
Analyzing a current state of affairs that has promoted a backlash that, while agressive and all-encompassing, has differed markedly from the impeachment of Richard M. Nixon. Most Americans "simply wish the Bush presidency would end," Rich writes, and would rather hold out for someone to undue the present damange.
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