Reply #5: I know I'm gonna get flamed for this, but:

[Aristus]

bearing in mind that technically, it's a tragedy if not acted upon by outside forces; that a person is brought down by his or her own failings......I'd have to say Richard Nixon.

Yes, yes, I know. But here was an immensely gifted man brought down by his own paranoia, insecurities and lust for validation through power. He could have been so much more than he ended up being. That's a tragedy.

Now to cleanse the palate and show you I'm not deluded, 'tragic' does not describe The Chimp, because he has no gifts, no talents, no desire to do right by his country and the world. He has never accomplished a thing on his own, and couldn't fight his way out of a Girl Scout meeting. He is a cipher.