Condoleezza Rice did something recently that few Republicans seem willing to do…she invoked the memory of Nixon.

Asked whether waterboarding is torture, Rice replied, “The United States was told, we were told, nothing that violates our obligations under the Convention Against Torture, and so by definition, if it was authorized by the president, it did not violate our obligations under the Convention Against Torture.”

Many readers will recall that Nixon had a similar response when asked about Watergate, and told the reporter David Frost, “When the president does it, that means it is not illegal.”

Rice also insisted that she did not authorize waterboarding: “I didn’t authorize anything. I conveyed the authorization of the administration to the agency, that they had policy authorization, subject to the Justice Department’s clearance. That’s what I did.”

Maybe she should have spent a few semesters studying law.  Or better yet, just keep her mouth shut.  Does she realize that she has admitted to conspiracy?