CCCP

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Chastened by less-than-friendly receptions in Australia and especially Afghanistan, Dick Cheney retreated to more inviting climes where, unencumbered by airs of grievance, he delivered his message of unchecked victory to an enthralled crowd of likewise portly and pot-bellied conservatives, a group otherwise known as the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).

I'll warn readers now that further reading of the event is entirely unnecessary, mostly because, believe me, you have heard or read or seen every goddamn syllable before. And in practically the same order. But should you still feel the need, allow me to summarize: militants, defeat, victory, them, us, there, here, terrorists, enemy, winning, losing, war on terror. Oh, and a final zinger especially tuned to the evening: conservative principles.

That's about it.

Really, the far more interesting feature of this "meeting of the minds" than Cheney's ghastly mug was the presence of that Red Star. Why won't Americans conservatives just come out say they love totalitarian regimes? That they have always admired the Stalinist Soviet Union? It really would be so much easier for everyone.

Poster reads:

We will safeguard the peace on the earth!

I bet this looks like porn to to those people. 'Cpetin them Ruskie letters.