Comparing Bush to Nixon?

Personally, I think lil' George has nothing on Ol' Tricky Dick. However, over at RollingStone Magazine, Matt Taibbi is trying to lead his interviewee (Seymour Hersh) in that direction. Otherwise, it is an informative article.

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