You know, you can have your World War II vets, egged on by the very asses who shut the government down, storming the barricades with walkers and canes so they can have a gathering at their memorial in DC.
For the Rude Pundit's money, Martin Luther King's statue being blocked off, gated, imprisoned, is the more poignant image, especially with African Americans being put in the position of setting up the metal bars.
What could be more symbolic? White Republicans are blocking a black leader from doing good for the poor in the nation.
What could be more ironic? Even in death, King must be jailed.
We are sailing this stinking ship of state very quickly into uncharted waters. A nation that cannot pay homage to its iconography is a nation that is doomed.
(Note: The Rude Pundit is traveling. More extensive rudeness tomorrow.)
