DAYDREAMING...

1. Six months ago, Richard Nixon was the most powerful political leader in the history of the world, more powerful than Augustus Ceasar when he had his act rolling full bore -- six months ago.
   -- Hunter S. Thompson, on the Watergate Hearings, June 29, 1973.
2. Presidential approval ratings in the March following re-election:

• Nixon, 1973: 57%
• Bush, 2005: 45%

(via E&P)

Update - Juan Cole: Bush Less Popular than Dick Nixon