The column comparing 1940s Stalinist Russia to America written by Tom McClintock’s right-hand man Igor Birman is straight out of John Birch Society paranoid conspiracy theories. Pathological government hating and fear-mongering seems to a characteristic of the Tea Party these days. There is a role for government and for private enterprise in our society; knowing the common sense balance is what makes our country prosperous — that’s how we put a man on the moon. The history of Russia and the rise of a communism there is long and complicated and has little in common with our history. Amongst most …