United We Flaunt

9/11 bumper stickers still confuse me. Five years after the fact, people are still flaunting their patriotism on the backs of their cars with flags and accompanying slogans that are either outright false or pitifully trite. We will never forget? Then why do we need your bumper sticker to remind us? These colors don't run? Yeah, but they sure start to fade when you leave them on your bumper through a couple winters. United we stand? Pray tell, in what country have you been during these past several years of internecine political bickering? And then, one that always stands out for calling attention to the stupidly obvious: There's Only One, inscribed proudly under a picture of the US Flag. Uh... yes, and there's also only one Zimbabwean flag, and only one Argentinian flag, and even only one Canadian flag. Oh, but ours is superior, prettier, more freedom-tastic? Well you indeed do a fine job of honoring it - I'm sure Betsy Ross herself would weep with solemn pride at the idea that your spare tire is protected from rain and slush with a cover that has our Grand Old Flag emblazoned across it.