Separated at Birth?

Just noticed the significance of this exchange from Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton #2 (6/10)

TELLUS: I--I thought I could employ my telepathy in tandem with that of the Lanothians to unite the Kryptonians against Brainiac as one -- but the minds of your people are inaccessible, Kal-El. Even with our combined telepathic might, we cannot affect their thoughts now. 

SUPERMAN; Something's keeping you out of their minds? 

JECKIE: What could be doing that? Something Brainiac's created--? 

TELLUS: Yes. Brainiac's created the only thing that could completely override rational thought. Fear. Abject fear.

I never realized before that Brainiac is a Republican politician.

Brainiac, Karl Rove, separated at Birth?

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