Sen Rick Santorum has issued a statement calling the remarks he made yesterday, in which he compared Democrats to Hitler, a mistake:

What he said:

"The audacity of some members to stand up and say 'How dare you break this rule' -- it's the equivalent of Adolf Hitler in 1942 saying 'I'm in Paris, how dare you invade me. How dare you bomb my city. It's mine.' This is no more the rule of the Senate than it was the rule of the Senate before not to filibuster. It was an understanding and agreement, and it has been abused."

What he says now:

Santorum issued his own clarification yesterday evening, stating that the reference to Hitler was "meant to dramatize the principle of an argument, not to characterize my Democratic colleagues."

"My point was that it is preposterous for someone to trample a well-established principle, and then accuse his opponents of acting unlawfully when they try to reestablish that principle," Santorum said. "Nevertheless, it was a mistake and I meant no offense."

I can't wait to see the campaign commercials playing and replaying those comments when he runs for re-election. In the meantime, is his admission of a "mistake" enough? Go read Steve Gilliard [link via Daily Kos.]