Saluting a flag is one thing. But I question the concept of saluting the flag when it is worn as a lapel pin on the coat of a politician. Historically speaking, it is a scary thing when politicians ware flags (or other symbols) on their cloths....such as our current administration seems to require.

Come on people. You are all taking this way too seriously. Good theme for 2009....Humor Lost.

Is a flag the image or the material the image is on? Can I burn a Dixie cup that has an image of the American Flag? Is that ok? How about a Xerox copy of a US flag? Is it ok as long as the Xerox is in B&W and not color? What about a small plasic US flag made in China that people wave in parades and ...

Great!
It will give so many of us a chance to brush off our Halloween SS costumes and strut about dessert in black boots.
I just hope there are some good workshops on current CIA interogation methods.
The "Dream" does not get any better than this.