Comparisons

George Bush getting the unfavorable end of a comparison is, of course, nothing new.

George Bush being unfavorably compared to Ariel Sharon is.

George Bush being unfavorably compared to Ariel Sharon in the Guardian is definitely something new. Ariel Sharon isn't everyone's favorite guy; he's certainly not popular in the pages of the Guardian.

This article isn't news in the American sense--there's definitely opinion involved. But that's journalism in the UK. And many other places. Anyway, you three are smart enough to disentangle fact and opinion. So I leave the matter to you.