While talking to a friend tonight about the impending Saddam Hussein execution, they pointed out that the other two guys from his trial were also going to be executed. The interesting quote from the conversation was:
Hmm, three people executed - one considered a martyr by some - where have I heard that one before....
So that makes the local judge Pontius Pilate, trying to keep the peace among the natives by executing the guy who's pissing everyone off, all in the name of the big bad power way far away. That would make Bush into Augustus Caesar.
So if that's the case, our local Caesar should probably remember how that story turns out in the end.... Augustus was the last of the "elected" leaders, with the Roman Empire following shortly thereafter.
Those who something something history are something to repeat something.
Actually, that's pretty damn scary. Maybe we should have the New Year's Eve party in the fallout shelter.
If he was hanged with two criminals who he could convert to his view of the world, then it would be ironic. This isn't the case...he was hung with two co-defendants. Gotta know the story.... ;-)
I have been against the death penalty for quite a while. I think with today's prisons, its much better to let someone as evil as Saddam to spend decades wasting away, forgotton in jail. Instead, Saddam is getting coverage on all three news networks which will probably go on until Ford's funeral on Tuesday.
G*d D*mn, it's getting bad enough where I'm watching America's Funniest Videos re-runs as opposed to the damn talking heads.