I'd say they are incomparable, but I hope it helped to get my point across :)
I've read and liked his book, btw, but I had to ignore all his stupid Windows-bashing where he attributes every bad practice to the Windows world and every good one - to the Unix world.
The chapter I linked to was just a summary of ideas put forth by others - though admittedly written well.
My problem with esr is more his arrogance and conceit than politics (which I also find distasteful)