Santorum: Using Hitler for Color

Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum has clarified his accusation that Democrats are acting like Hitler when they protect the 200-plus-years-old democratic tradition of the filibuster.

"My point was that it is preposterous for someone to trample a well-established principle, and then accuse his opponents of acting unlawfully when they try to reestablish that principle," Santorum said. "Nevertheless, it was a mistake and I meant no offense."

Santorum says he just wanted to "dramatize" the argument. He didn't mean to provoke offense by comparing Democrats to Hitler? This man's now not only appalling to Americans, Democrats, and his own party -- but also Nazis, who are probably yearning for the days when Hitler had power to offend.

Posted by harry at May 20, 2005 01:12 PM | TrackBack