Four years ago it dawned on me that the Clone Wars were going to take their cue from World War I, in terms of how the desperation/devastation would lead the Germans to rally behind Adolf Hitler. Apparently that's holding up well, 'cuz the way things are shaping up Palpatine is going to become Emperor-for-life with a gleeful rubber-stamp of approval from the public.
(BTW, I'll be at Celebration II later next week with the rest of TheForce.net staff. Looking forward to meeting any fellow Freepers who can stop by :-)