1. Both very conservative 2. Both dark, deeply dark psychès, with mildly paranoid features 3. Both worshippers of war 4. Both bombed their way through history 5. Both invented, lied, fantasized their way through history 6. Both had links to the military-industrial complex 7. Both employed some of the world's most wanted criminals (Kissinger / Rumsfeld) 8. Both lost two of their most important political aides (Haldeman+Erlichman / Rove+Libby) 9. Both were impeached for their crimes 10. Both were total drunks It's bizarre, really.