“A slave stood behind the conqueror, holding a golden crown, and whispering in his ear a warning: that all glory is fleeting.”

I remember it as “You are only a man”.

Of course, fashions do change. And there were many parades.

Obama is running on the BMOC strategy.

Which, when placed against the history of the country, is a pretty sad statement all by itself.

When placed against the backdrop of the war of western civ, the coming collapse of the federal kleptocracy, and the maturation of the non-educated (vice the poorly educated) American majority, it’s terrifying. But looking at pop culture, the Obama candidacy’s current buzz is no surprise at all.

It’s a million years to November. Dana Milbank already sees the need to distance himself. There will be other reliable liberals elbowing their way to the exits before Denver, I’m thinking.