Reply #40: Good points.

[H2O Man]

Nixon was an odd man. He really had no friends in the sense of being a human being; he had business associations. Henry K often said, "Can you image how great a man he would be if anyone ever loved him?" He was prone to being alone, feeling self-pity, unable to enjoy success for 12 hours (literally), and of course drank to excess.

Bush has pathology in his interpersonal relationships, but for significantly different reasons. His mother did love him (much unlike Nixon's) and spoiled him. George truly thinks he's not just "one of the guys," but rather the exact center of the group. Very, very different. Each creates specific problems, and they aren't in the best interests of our country.