This country, too, is seized with collective paranoia. President Bush knows, as Ferdinand, Isabella and Torquemada knew, that constant warnings about secret terrorists are a powerful deterrent to dissent and a useful tool for consolidating political power.
So that’s why there is no dissent in this country! Yep, everyone marches in lockstep to the President’s iron-fisted will to power. Probably, James Reston has already been arrested. Be careful, you could be next. Karl Rove is watching…
Balaam's Ass 
This kind of gradiosity doesn’t convince anyone. Perhaps it convinces true believers. I don’t like Bush, but when I hear these comparisons, I pretty much change the dial (from Air America) to something else. Boring hyperbole.
I don’t think Bush is Hitler or Hitler like. I think he’s a crummy president based on his policies. But Hitler-like? Nah.
The problem is that this editorial wasn’t on Air America. It was in USA Today, one of the most widely-read papers in the nation.
Tim