Godwin's Law Revisited

Let it never be said that the views of the Republican party don't evolve. Judging by recent comments from Florida Congressman Allen West, the GOP has realized that it's wrong to compare their political opponents to Adolf Hitler. Certainly, the fact that West still compared democrats to Nazis (and not just any Nazi, Joseph Goebbels no less) shows that "the party of Lincoln" still has a way to go, but we should applaud their effort and use this as a teaching moment. Remember, regardless of your political affiliation, the only people you should compare to Adolf Hitler are Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin. It's the same principle that dictates that the only artists who've proved remotely worthy of being labeled the "new Dylan" are Elvis Costello and Bruce Springsteen. Comparison can be a useful tool for making sense of the world around us, but in the wrong hands things can get ugly.