Judge Regrets Comparing Bush to Hitler

[GreenPartyVoter]

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals judge on Thursday apologized for comparing the way President Bush took office after the disputed 2000 election to the rise of dictators such as Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini.

Guido Calabresi, a judge on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, sent a letter to his chief judge expressing "my profound regret" for the comments made at a legal conference in Washington on Saturday.

Calabresi's remarks at an American Constitution Society Conference were reported by the New York Sun on Monday.

"(Bush) came to power as a result of the illegitimate acts of a legitimate institution that had the right to put somebody in power. That is what the Supreme Court did in Bush versus Gore. It put somebody in power," the judge said.

http://news1.iwon.com/odd/article/id/411408|oddlyenough|06-25-2004::07:50|reuters.html

[qwertyMike]

1. Why??

http://www.georgebush.com/

[DenverDem]

5. Because his life and the lives of his family are being threatened

by brown shirts. I'd be sorry i got into that too.

[F.Gordon]

2. These bush* - Hitler comparisons are growing old

bush* is nothing like Hitler. Hitler actually served in the military and saw combat and Hitler was elected by a majority. (ala Bill Maher)

[goddess40]

3. Hitler ran the show, bush can't say that

bush's handlers are like Hitler

[Vickers]

4. Must've gotten one of them "You have a family, right?" telephone calls

:shrug:

[donco6]

6. I give more credit to Hitler.

As a political strategist, he was unparalleled. Bush doesn't know his head from his ass in any arena.