clinton is nixon...nixon is clinton?

The Horror. I agree with Marty Peretz...guhhhh...a shower and apricot scrub may not even be enough to purge this grimy feeling.

There definitely are paralells here, between Clinton and Nixon. Both are deeply unhappy, secretive, defensive, and vengeful. They are dour people with really distasteful traits. Yet at the same time are always looking for affirmation and a chance to prove to people that once you get to know them, they are really nice people. Witness Hillary instructing some of her canvassers: "Oh, just knock on the door and say, ‘She is really nice,’ ” Mrs. Clinton said. “Or you could say, ‘She is not as bad as you think.’" The problem, of course, is that their character flaws usually intrude on anyone actually wanting to invest the time and energy to get to know them.