[TommyDale]

The argument that "Rudy doesn't have anything to do with Citgo" in order to shield him is quite reminiscent of the Nazi Germans' common excuse "I was only following orders".

[wagglebee]

That is at least as plausible as most of the other arguments the Rudyites are making.

[Ultra Sonic 007]

Godwin's Law comes into effect once Nazis are mentioned. You lose an argument.

A more effective analogy would be Bill Clinton and "what the meaning of 'is' is." Is CITGO foreign or not? That's the big question here.

[Alter Kaker]

I do think the Nazi comparison is unfortunate, but it's worth noting the history of FARA, which was passed in 1938 in order to make it easy to prosecute Nazi agents, given the higher evidentiary threshold necessary for prosecuting treason and espionage cases.

[Calpernia]

Actually Rudy reminds me more of Tom Watson, IBM rather than a Nazi soldier.

Dr. Seuss represented Tom Watson as Sylvester McMonkey McBean in Sneetches.