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I saw the play Frost Nixon last night. Frank Langella won a Tony for his portrayal of Nixon and it's not hard to believe after seeing him. Of course Nixon gives an actor a lot to work with. The play was one act with no intermission which, to me at least, seems like the right way to do it. Of course it's hard to watch and not think of parallels to our own political times. But the thing that stood out to me the most is just how stupid Bush seems compared to Nixon. They both did (and in Bush's case continue to do) some bad things, but it's just not conceivable to me that someone in the future will write a play about Bush. Or that someone will win a Tony for playing his character. There just isn't anything of substance there. A screwball comedy maybe, but not drama. I'm no fan of Nixon, of course, but at least there was some substance there.
Apparently they are going to make it into a movie. I think it might translate well.