The Bush/Nixon Strategy

According to the Washington Times:

Emboldened congressional Democrats have turned up their rhetoric when talking about President Bush, comparing him to Richard M. Nixon and using sharp language that conjures up images of secluded dictators.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada (said): "The president is as isolated, I believe, on the Iraq issue as Richard Nixon was when he was hunkered down in the White House."

"The president remains incredibly weak and at odds with public opinion. ... His approval rating streak is now in the ballpark of Richard Nixon's in the months leading up to his resignation," read the Emanuel memo, first reported by the Associated Press.

"President Bush is basically a Richard Nixon-covered Nixon with a thick Richard Nixon filling," said Sen. Hillary Clinton (N.Y.).

"We have political lies of a stubborn president, Americans protesting, and an illegal war still rages," said Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois. "Bush is so Nixon, man.

"Hey Bush. 1969 through 1974 called. It wants its president back."

Vice President Dick Cheney dismissed the Democrat's strategy of comparing the president to the "stubborn" Nixon of Watergate as a "ridiculous notion."

Rep. James P. Moran of Virginia shot back with, "Shut up, Gerald FORD. HAHA! He's Nixon and you're Ford."

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi applauded the Bush/Nixon strategy as "a brilliant and witty way to usher a Democrat into the White House in 2008."

Pelosi said that although such name-calling may not resonate well with more dignified and serious-minded voters, "that's nothing new from our past tactics."