Moderate Muslim Congressman

America’s first Muslim congressman has provoked outrage by apparently comparing President George W Bush to Adolf Hitler and hinting that he might have been responsible for the September 11 attacks.

Addressing a gathering of atheists in his home state of Minnesota, Keith Ellison, a Democrat, compared the 9/11 atrocities to the destruction of the Reichstag, the German parliament, in 1933. This was probably burned down by the Nazis in order to justify Hitler’s later seizure of emergency powers.

Mr Ellison also raised eyebrows by telling his audience: "You’ll always find this Muslim standing up for your right to be atheists all you want."

- In a sane world, this guy would be recalled -