It's hard to concentrate on contributory negligence...

...when you're living in Nazi Germany.

Infer what you want, but I present to you a brief timeline:

1933: Hitler appointed Chancellor of Germany.
2001: Bush appointed President of United States.

1933: Tragic destruction of the Reichstag building in Berlin. In order to protect Germany from the Communists, Hitler issues the Decree for the Protection of People and State, which granted Hitler's government sweeping powers, laying the foundation for a police state.
2001: Tragic destruction of World Trade Center towers in New York. In order to protect America from the Terrorists, Bush proposes the Patriot Act, which granted Bush's government sweeping powers, laying the foundation for a police state.

1934: Hitler orders a purge of the SA, terminating all who are disloyal to his philosophy.
2004: Bush orders a purge of the CIA, terminating all who are disloyal to his philosophy.

Am I arguing that Bush is a genocidal tyrant like Adolf Hitler? Of course not. But it's an interesting parallel. And something to think about instead of studying for 1L midterms.

Ed. update - Clearly I'm not the first person to notice this coincidence, nor am I the most eloquent. An example.