- We should have the flags across this nation at half-staff.
- We should have a national holiday today, where all government offices are closed to remember and honor the memories of those who died this day; a day that forever changed our nation.
- We should renew our passion and clarify our vision of what evil is and how we should defeat it around the world.
I have heard various radio programs today, and did hear the Presidents speech at the Pentagon today. It really was an eloquent speech and I thought it struck the right note. I am disappointed that he has instead chosen to call this day to be considered for a day of service instead of a day of remembrance and national mourning.
The other most recent political news that has come to light and/or been ignored by the MSM is this whole scandal regarding Van Jones. There were two articles today that were brilliant. This one from Charles Krauthammer particularly said it well. His conclusion:
But on the eighth anniversary of 9/11 -- a day when there were no truthers among us, just Americans struck dumb by the savagery of what had been perpetrated on their innocent fellow citizens -- a decent respect for the memory of that day requires that truthers, who derangedly desecrate it, be asked politely to leave. By everyone.