Ken Nelson

Chris says…. stick to what you know Ronnie!

I liked Ron Howard as Opie, Richie Cunningham and as a film maker for films like Apollo 13.  His latest project is “Frost/Nixon” – a movie about Nixon which I won’t go see because… well, you can’t trust a crazed liberal to do anything accurate about politics.

But that is an aside…  during a panel after a preview of the film in D.C.  Howard said that President Bush had abused his office in ways similar to Nixon. Chris Wallace, of Fox News, happened to be in the audience and shut him down:

"Richard Nixon’s crimes were committed purely in the interest of his own political gain,"

"I think to compare what Nixon did, and the abuses of power for pure political self preservation, to George W. Bush trying to protect this country — even if you disagree with rendition or waterboarding — it seems to me is both a gross misreading of history both then and now," Mr. Wallace said.

I agree with Chris Wallace. I think George W. Bush has been an awful President. But his policies have never been about HIM. Unlike Tricky Dick or Bill Clinton who were narcissistic to the core and would do just about anything for their own political advancement.

Back to the film…. James Reston – historical advisor to the film and a character in it – had this to say:

Mr. Reston, who is one of the characters portrayed in the film, said the film had been "driven by the metaphor of George W. Bush."

Yes…. I think I’ll skip this one.  Even the lure of Raisinets isn’t enough to make me sit through drivel like that.

H/T: Drudge