From TPM Reader DM ...

I've been a longtime silent reader and thought I'd weigh in on the Massa issue. I agree that "treason" is a very strong word. But I'm not sure if it has been emphasized enough how unacceptable the frequent tags of "Nazi", "fascist", and the comparisons of Obama with Hitler really are. To compare the efforts to extend health care to tens of millions of uninsured with a man who sent six million to the gas chambers is not only ludicrous, it is highly offensive and an insult to the tens of millions of people that have died in two world wars this century fighting against real "fascists." How did this debate get so out of hand? Why will so-called reasonable Republicans like McCain not condemn such inflamatory language by defacto party leaders such as Limbaugh? Why is the media not pushing them to do so? As a non-US citizen, I must admit I am baffled, not to say a little frightened at the lack of reason in the current debate. The gun toting crazies outside Obama and health care events are another case in point. Who on earth in their right mind could argue that this does not amount to intimidation of those seeking a reasoned, rational debate? Where are the responsible Republican leaders speaking out against this frightening trend?