Charles Krauthammer has a bit of fun with the stage decorations set for Obama's Thursday speech, which apparently evoke ancient Greek architecture aesthetic:
[M]aybe he'll just do a Napoleon and coronate himself. By the time Napoleon made himself emperor, he had won the Battles of Lodi, of Arcole, of Rivoli, of the Pyramids and of Marengo. And had promugulated the Napoleonic Code. He had yet to write a single autobiography.
So to reiterate, Krauthammer, who supports an Executive Branch of government that evokes undefined "wartime powers" that include unfettered surveillance powers, complete immunity from laws regarding search and seizure of property, tortures people not convicted of any crime, and claims the right to imprison people indefinitely without trial, has no imperial instincts.
But giving a speech on a stage decorated with classical columns, I mean, that's something Mussolini would do.
--A. Serwer
