What do Obama and Nixon have in common?

You’d think that Obama and Richard Nixon have nothing in common — but you’d be wrong.  They both were whining self-pitiers who couldn’t stand the attacks that are entirely normative in a democratic political process.  You can read here about Obama’s inability to take any criticism whatsoever, and the following should remind you of Nixon’s character:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb5NV4KtTC8[/youtube]

Can you imagine how Obama, who has the kind of fawning, loving, deferential press Nixon could only dream of, would have handled things if he’d faced a press that actually tried to kick him around a bit?  Of course, had that been the case, there wouldn’t have been a President Obama.