Kristallnacht is to letting the mullahs stay in power

a vacuum cleaner is to a black hole. They both suck.

the Titanic is to Hurricane Andrew

Waxman-Markey is to Obama-Care

1930 is to 2009

ignorance is to hubris

The Cole is to 9/11.

Economically destructive protectionism is to economically destructive environmentalism.

Bad is to worse.

FDR's Great Depression is to Obama's soon to be Second Great Depression

Immobile goods is to immobile people.

...bloodletting is to mass suicide.

The Battle of First St. Albans is to the Battle of Bosworth.

Obviously.

armageddon is to ragnarok

Autarky is to All-dark-ey.

MSDOS is to Vista

Ishtar is to Heaven's Gate.

Jimmy Carter is to Barack Obama.

Ellsworth Toohey is to James Taggart.

Economic suicide to Economic Homicide by Congress

Grand Slam is to a B61; both quite destructive but one far more so than the other.

Smoot-Hawley is to Waxman-Markey
As a fart is to a whirlwind

....nnnn..'o.o'..uu!u....algie
Illegitimi nOn carborundum

...Dred Scott v. Sandford was to Plessy v. Ferguson.

Milli Vanilli is to Led Zeppelin

Laurel is to Hardy.

Dumb is to Dumber.

S*&t is to Shinola.

... stink is to shit!

You people rock. If I could have a cocktail party for smart people you would all be invited and I would be happy to just soak up the atmosphere. Thank you for the laughs on a bleak day. And, yes, I did call my Congress(sheep)person to voice my opposition to cap and trade....

Bad Economics is to Bad Science.

Choking is to smothering

Tragedy is to farce.

Anal Oral vs. Rectal Cranial Insertion

as a mild social aberration is to gang rape.

As a parking lot fender bender is to a triple roll over

The Detroit Lions are to the New York Giants

negligent homicide is to premeditated murder.

[A] historical ignorance is to epic failure
[B] macroeconomic ignorance is to economic collapse
[C] bad science is to bad public policy
[D] all of the above

As a sneeze is to Swine Flu.

Edsel is to New Coke.

...ignorant experimentation is to willful nihilism.

Sassy Lace Wig spammers are to week-old wedding cake. Edited by the Management.