From the National Republican Congressional Committee Twitter feed:

link (Update @ 10:45AM Pacific: The GOP has deleted the tweet.)

The page they link to features a depiction of Adolf Hitler (who they call "a famous progressive", furious that "ObamaCare" will allow people to remain with private insurance plans if they so choose. And the punchline that the GOP's congressional wing finds so funny?

Not to worry, Adolf. Chairman Zero's goals are the same as your own: absolute slavery to state for everyone.

Here's a screenshot of the link pushed by the GOP:

The GOP's idea of "funny"

These are some very, very sick people.

Update (10:45AM Pacific): Apparently, the GOP has pulled down the tweet, but the screenshot in this post is an exact copy of what they had posted earlier today.

Update 2 (10:50AM Pacific): In addition to the screengrab above, you can view the deleted Tweet at tweleted.com -- just search for NRCC.

Update 3 (10:56AM Pacific): Glenn Thrush gets comment from the DCCC's Jennifer Crider, who condemns the NRCC comparison.

"House Republicans have gone way too far," said Jennifer Crider, spokewoman for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. "The NRCC's despicable promotion of a video comparing Nancy Pelosi's effort to reform health care to America to Adolf Hitler's extermination of millions is a shocking new low that must be condemned. Republican Leader John Boehner should order NRCC Chairman Pete Sessions to immediately remove this vile Tweet and apologize."

Thrush also gets comment from the NRCC spokesman, who maintains that the GOP did think the clip was funny, but that they shouldn't have posted the tweet.

"We saw the video this morning and thought, like other parodies, that it was funny," Randall just told me. "In 20-20 hindsight, we realized it was in poor taste and pulled it down... I don't want anyone to think we're comparing Democrats to Nazis and to Hitler."

If they don't want anyone to think they are comparing Democrats to Nazis, then why did they push a link devoted to comparing Democrats to Nazis?