Obvious difference is the bank bailouts, auto bailouts etc. are because they are coming hat in hand to Washington begging for money. Chavez is walking in with armed goons and telling people they work for the government now. You won't find Democrats supporting that.

And if Obama announced he was shutting down Fox News and the Wall Street Journal you might have support from the super far left but the mainstream liberals would freak out.

It's not the same. I think reasonable people can see that.