I often find that I very uncomfortable with the way in which people use patriotism in relationship to daily life. I also have noticed that if one raise the questions of appropriateness of putting an American flag on a toilet seat, they are immediately branded as un-American or a supporter of terror. This weekend at the car show, the largest crowds were gathered around a monster truck painted with images of presidents, soldiers, fireman, flags, and Sept 11th. I was horrified, but people were buying posters of it and getting their picture taken in front of it. The thumbnails below open up large files, because this is the sort of thing that needs to be appreciated in high resolution. Am I the only person who finds this sort of thing offensive?