The Democratic Party and Godwin's Law

More signs that the Democratic Party is done as a national political force---the tendency of Democrat leaders to bandy about the Nazi label in reference to their political opponents, the political violation of Godwin's Law.

Victor Davis Hanson calls them on it, and says in summary:

At some point a Gore, Byrd, or Soros has a moral responsibility not to employ Nazi analogy, if for no other reason than to prevent unleashing even greater extremism by the unhinged. No doubt Abu Ali’s lawyer one day soon will say that his disturbed client’s “musings” were no different from what he read from Knopf or in the Guardian — or that he simply fell under the influence of Moveon.org and thought it was his duty to remove the Bush/Nazi threat that even U.S. senators and presidential candidates had identified and warned about.

The final irony? The president who is most slandered as Hitler will probably prove to be the most zealous advocate of democratic government abroad, the staunchest friend of beleaguered Israel, and the greatest promoter of global individual freedom in our recent memory. In turn, too many of the Left who used to talk about idealism and morality have so often shown themselves mean-spirited, cynical, and without faith in the spiritual power of democracy.

What an eerie — and depressing — age we live in.

Al Gore, Robert Byrd, and George Soros are hardly moral exemplars, so arguing their "moral obligation" is a moot point. They are driven by the will to power, not by moral considerations.

One might as well expect Arlen Specter to deal in a straightforward and honest manner, or rivers to run with rich, creamy nougat on Easter Sunday.