There's a lot on TV about the Roman Empire, lately.

[RaleighNCDUer]

It seems to be the fashionable thing, talking about empire. Well, when a leader in the Roman empire was responsible for a catastrophe to the nation, the honorable thing to do was to fall on his sword.

As they seem to enjoy seeing America as the new Roman empire, I hereby call upon Chertoff, Brown and Bush to do the honorable thing.

[chalky]

1. Subliminal message, anyone?

n/t

[lildreamer316]

2. Very telling isni't it?

The similarites are striking. Very subliminally; I think we are tracking our own destruction. Cycles; you know; and that damned rule about history repeating itself. Go figure.

[Tace]

3. Quoting P.K. Dick -- "The Empire Never Ended"

It drove him nuts. Well, that and the amphetamines.

[NRaleighLiberal]

4. Add Cheney, Rice and Rumsfeld....and, please, Scotty as well!

[Dem2theMax]

5. I was watching that last night and the thought that kept going through my

head was "bush, bush, bush."

[sexybomber]

6. Literally?

:D

How about seppuku?

[billbuckhead]

7. Chimpy is more like Nero or Caligula than a real American president

Chimpy played air guitar while New Orleans drowned.

[chookie]

8. A couple of movies

It's all about empire.

Within the last year, "Alexander" and "Troy".

I agree that it's a little eerie....

But I guess projects like the tv production of the rise of Hitler is considered too controversial, or obvious, for comparisons to the present day.

I saw a show tonight on History Channel that -- believe it or not -- referred to Roman "Family Values." About how Augustus set himself the task to bring morality to Rome.

This is how it can be in the entertainment biz -- you are not permitted to confront the empire and emperor directly, but you can indirectly....