"There are men, in all ages, who mean to exercise power usefully; but who mean to exercise it. They mean to govern well; but they mean to govern. They promise to be kind masters; but they mean to be masters." Daniel Webster

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Upside Down Flags Again

During the Clinton years, some conservatives flew their flags upside down in protest of his presidency. That was a legitimate use of a symbol of distress.

Then, during the Bush years, some left-wingers flew them upside down to protest the Iraq War or crackdowns on illegal immigration. Right-wingers said that was unAmerican.

Now, some conservatives are flying their flags upside down again. It's apparently no longer unAmerican. It is once more a legitimate use of a symbol of distress.

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