Hey Mike,
When I was looking, I looked at the Rebel and I looked at a Nikon D7 0 side by side. (The rebel was 1000 with the lens, the Nikon was 1000 for just the body, so about 1200 with a lens)
For burst (multiple shots) the Nikon kicks ass on the rebel. The rebel slows down after 4 shots. I held the button down on the Nikon and it didnt start slowing down until about 25 shots in.
I went with the Rebel partly for brand loyalty (I have owned Canon Cameras for about 30 years now) and partly because I didn't want to part with another 2 bills and because the burst mode was not a necesitty for me (although I can still bring the Rebel back no questions asked for a few more days and have already been tempted to go grab the Nikon)
So, if it long burst mode you want and the 2 bills doesn't matter, I would go with the Nikon for sure
