flag-waving

For Republicans, that should have become uncomfortably clear during last week’s Democratic National Convention, when the party of traditionally unherdable cats became a flag-waving, “Born in the U.S.A.”- singing single-celled organism.

Democrats are embracing unabashed flag-waving patriotism once again, after what felt like a forced hiatus.

But there was no way to discern that amid the flag-waving, military cheerleading and Israel-first sloganeering of her actual speech.

Meanwhile, terrorists and their backers—the ones who applaud or at least tolerate attacks on Jews and on rock-concert audiences—have noticed the flag-waving protesters, and they are grateful.

The Duchess and I were two tired mice by the time the Princess rolled out of the palace gates, behind her royal mother, into the sea of flag-waving humans.