They were both leaders of large countries

In yesterday’s edition of Opinion Journal, Bret Stephens begged for a little sanity in the Left’s rhetoric in “Just Like Stalingrad” which had the subtitle “If Bush is another Hitler, what words are left to describe Hitler?” In the article, Stephens calmly notes:

The point here is not that Mr. Bush has a flawless or even a good record or that his critics don't have their points. The point is that, at this stage in his presidency, Mr. Bush cannot credibly be described as some kind of world-historical disaster on a par with James Buchanan and Herbert Hoover, nor can he credibly be accused of the things of which he is accused.

Sounds reasonable enough. Alas, this sage advice escaped movie reviewer Rex Reed who had this to say about Michael Moore’s movie:

Mr. Moore, who has tackled corporate greed (Roger & Me) and gun control (Bowling for Columbine), now feels driven and obligated to strip the façade from a swaggering, bow-legged, grammatically challenged bully and a cabinet that is beginning to look more like the Third Reich every day.

Followed in quick order by Crazy Al Gore:

In an hour-long address punctuated by polite laughter and applause, Gore also accused the Bush administration of working closely "with a network of 'rapid response' digital Brown Shirts who work to pressure reporters and their editors for 'undermining support for our troops."

Why is everybody beating up on Bush? Here’s another prominent Republican who accidentally-on-purpose revealed the true plans of the EEEE-VIL Republican party.

“Crush your enemies, see them driven before you and hear the lamentations of their women.”

That was supposed to be a secret!