Two interesting quotes from United States v. Nixon

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"The President wants me to argue that he is as powerful a monarch as Louis XIV, only four years at a time, and is not subject to the processes of any court in the land except the court of impeachment." — James D. St. Clair, Richard Nixon's counsel, arguing before the Supreme Court

"Neither the doctrine of separation of powers, nor the need for confidentiality of high-level communications, without more, can sustain an absolute, unqualified Presidential privilege of immunity from judicial process under all circumstances. The President's need for complete candor and objectivity from advisors calls for great deference from the courts. However, when the privilege depends solely on the broad, undifferentiated claim of public interest in the confidentiality of such conversations, a confrontation with other values arises." — Chief Justice Warren Burger

Granted, The case was a bit different (as was the Supreme Court), but the Nixonian echoes of Tony Snow and the Administration's claims of authority are compelling.

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1. George Bush is no Richard Nixon ...Tricky Dicky vs. Cagey George

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2. Have you ever seen this Tom Tomorrow equation? -- kinda sums it up

http://www.infoimagination.org.nyud.net:8090/ps/humor/images/nixon_bush.gif

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3. Oh, excellent