WWHRHD? (What Would H.R. Haldeman Do?)

As I read the Chicago Tribune article about possible fallout on Obama from the Blagojevich saga, I entered into dream-like state of presidential administration’s of the past. The question of the day is… How would Nixon chief of staff H.R. Haldeman deal with this crisis?

Haldeman, for the history challenged, was one of the key players in the Nixon White House. Haldeman eventually resigned and was not pardoned by his former boss. At this point, it seems that Emanuel is not connected in the selling of Obama’s Senate seat. However, it has been reported that Emanuel leaked the Blagojevich story to the media. If that is the case, this handling of this crisis does not bode well for the future of the Obama administration… rather, it has a familiar Nixonian ring to it.