Today is the day. It is the day we commemorate the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001 (I prefer to call it a commemoration, rather than an "anniversary" - - anniversaries are things we celebrate, and this is most certainly NOT one of those things).
John McCain and Barack Obama agreed long ago to, essentially, suspend campaigning on this day. They are set to make a joint appearance at "Ground Zero" in New York. The rough-and-tumble of campaigning will presumably resume AFTER today - - that is to say, tommorrow.
And I wonder - - do we the people want this day set aside for a "kinder, gentler" approach with the presidential candidates? This commemorative day should remind all of us that we have enemies, and that we remain incredibly vulnerable to further attack, and that we have remained - - THANK GOD - - free from further attack for seven years. And those realities should inform the ways in which we view the presidential candidates.
And those realities should stir tension in the hearts and minds of all Americans. It's not the stuff of "kinder, gentler" campaigns. In this election cycle there are radically different views about America, its place in the world, and its moral authority, that are in play. There is, no doubt, a "great debate" happenning in our midst.
Let the battle rage on..............
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