Chicago Tribune writer Glenn Garvin posits a double meaning to the remake of the “V” franchise premiering on ABC this week. I have to admit, I didn’t see this coming.

Imagine… At a time of political turmoil, a charismatic, telegenic new leader arrives virtually out of nowhere. He offers a message of hope and reconciliation based on compromise and promises to marshal technology for a better future that will include universal health care.

Except it turns out that the new arrival is really a human skinned alien reptile bent on total domination of the planet. And you were worried he might be a secret Muslim…