Nick Kristof
is comparing Democrats who oppose a free trade deal with Colombia with George W. Bush. If this is what it takes to break the Congressional logjam over the trade deal, then I am all for it. Of course, the end result may merely be that the
New York Times will get a lot of "how dare you compare me with that man!" e-mails, so this plan isn't really foolproof.
(Via
Greg Mankiw.)