In a sense, this is the last piece of the puzzle to click into place for the president’s Nixonian transformation.Nixonian punchlist
- Spy on reporters.Check
- Bomb a country without authorization from Congress.Check
- Issue dubious claims of executive privilege to conceal embarrassments or prevent scandals.Check
- Withdraw from -- and lose -- a war he didn’t start.Check
- Corrupt the IRS, using it against political opponentsCheck
- Imperial Presidency (executive orders)Check
- [Domestic enemies list]Check
- [Domestic use of spy agencies (The NSA]Check
One of the last things on the list was to insist that the silent majority of Americans is really on his side. "To everyone who voted," President Obama said in his press conference on Wednesday, "I hear you. To the two-thirds of voters who chose not to participate yesterday, I hear you, too." Check.
Of course, Nixon's "silent majority" actually voted. Obama's, not so much.