Political amusement
Aug. 26th, 2002 05:03 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
patgundOh, an interesting political comment that showed up on a cooking list I'm on:
"I just enjoy watching Dubba Bubba work under the impression that no
one in the US has ever read a Roman history book about the voting of
additional imperium and the transition of Republic to Empire. The
worst was when my 11-year-old nudged me in the ribs in the big Senate
scene in "Star Wars: Episode II" and stage-whispered, "Isn't that
basically what Bush is doing?"
My reply: "Well, the Romans thought it up first, but, basically...""
"I just enjoy watching Dubba Bubba work under the impression that no
one in the US has ever read a Roman history book about the voting of
additional imperium and the transition of Republic to Empire. The
worst was when my 11-year-old nudged me in the ribs in the big Senate
scene in "Star Wars: Episode II" and stage-whispered, "Isn't that
basically what Bush is doing?"
My reply: "Well, the Romans thought it up first, but, basically...""
