Professor John J. Pitney Jr. has written a blog post comparing the rhetoric of Obama and Nixon. It would appear that Obama and Nixon have similar hobbyhorses: 1) solar power 2) higher education access 3) health insurance 4) disliking quitters. Both promised to end unpopular wars and both wars seem to be ramping up. You can read the whole thing here.
I've long believed that Nixon was America's most socialist president. He supported wage and price controls, the EPA, and affirmative action -- all of which I find anathema to modern conservatism or just good sense.
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