This is James Pinkerton writing in the
WaPo:
- [F]or now, the Republicans have the upper hand. They've long had the edge on tough-talking flag-waving, yet they were vulnerable to looking hard-hearted and uncaring. Under Bush they've solved that problem, because they are now willing to spend like Democrats. The result: a right-wing big government, heavy on nationalism, with a touch of militarism. And it seems to be working. Today, it looks as if tomorrow belongs to the Big Government GOP, the party of both warfare and welfare.
My question: If you've seen the movie
Cabaret, can you read the last line of this piece and not think of the (chilling) Hitler Youth song? Not the meaning he was probably shooting for.
