The Man in the MirrorThere's a classic scene in the movie
Duck Soup, where Harpo and a look-alike confront each other through a doorway, or is it a mirror? Every time one of the Harpos does something, the other does the exact same thing. Eventually they circle around each other so that each is now on the opposite side of the doorway.
It has been said that this dance sometimes happens in American politics, and an argument can be made. After all, the Republicans made their name as the party of the Union, but 100 years later they were supporters of states' rights.
Nicholas von Hoffman, longtime bombthrower of the left has been circling around the neocons for awhile now, and finds himself suddenly
espousing the principle (commonly associated with Republicans only 20 years ago) that "Yeah, he's a thug, but at least he's our thug."
The first thing we gotta do is get that statue of Saddam, the one we pulled down for the TV cameras, and haul it back on its feet. Next we have to jerk the tyrant himself out of his hole in the ground, give him a haircut, a shave, a shampoo, a fresh set of underwear and a new suit.
Then we march him over to the Green Zone, tell him, ”It’s all yours, boy."Here's the kicker: I don't think he's joking.
