A grand unification theory of Rovian evil is emerging. Rove is the Terminator in reverse. He is a cyborg soldier sent by Nixon into the future to alter the policies of the United States so that unlimited war powers and presidential dictatorship will become the accepted norms of American government. Once these principles are established, Nixon will be fully vindicated and exhonerated. Consider the evidence:
The Vietnam die-hards wanted us to stay indefinitely in that country, fighting and killing steadily to prove that we could not be defeated. That is what Rove has planned for Iraq, a permanent US war of occupation. Once Americans accept the need for a permanent war, retreat from Vietnam can be redefined as a mistake, and Nixon's insistence on prosecuting the war will be praised.
The Nixon Watergate apologists believe that the President of the United States should not be checked by any other branch of government. Rove's use of the "War on Terror" to make Bush a de-facto dictator has advanced steadily because of a corrupt Republican Congress and a craven press. His confidence is so great that Bush is now flatly admitting that he has broken the law and daring anyone to hold him accountable. Even Nixon was not capable of this.
Will Nixon's Cyborg prevail? The next year will tell the tale.