It was an alarming, fascist, and yet laughable moment when the Leader and all his courtiers started wearing government flag pins in their lapels, and all regime supporters at FOX, etc. followed suit. It was an act of belligerence, of course, as were the government flags on cars. I'll never forget one young man in Atlanta, who had two tall poles with huge flags flying from the bed of his pickup truck, as he honked and zoomed down the road, frequently changing lanes. I also remember thinking that the typical bumper sticker of those crazy days seemed like an order to the Almighty: "God, bless America!!!" None said, "America, bless God."

Eventually the flags shredded in the wind, the flag magnets and bumper stickers faded, and people began to come to their senses. Good for Obama for taking his pin off. All the chickenhawks are squawking, of course. Only non-chicken, non-hawk Ron Paul, among the Republican candidates, refused to join in the Obama bashing. And as usual, Seinfeld had it right. (Thanks to LLM)