Godwin's Law, European and American Variants

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder is livid about a crack from Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi comparing a German legislator to a Nazi concentration camp guard. Schroeder, as you may recall, was himself on the receiving end of some righteous indignation about an ill-considered Hitler reference not so long ago. Meanwhile, neighbors of a real-life Nazi (or at least henchman of Nazis) who turned up in Michigan describe him as the "nicest guy in the world."