Abiding faith in the courage and wisdom of Americans I lack a great deal of the jingoistic pride that we Americans are often accused of having. I know from experience that flag wrapped calls to rally around the country are usually just invitations to suspend rational thought. It is very much an elitist device that says dribbles and drabs of half-truths will sway the body politic. When that time passes when some (maybe even most) were fooled; the wisdom and courage of we as a people, the democratic all, will be left still standing.

From a relatively small pool of about forty Americans aboard Flight 93 on that faithful day were to be found courageous individuals, who of their own accord, would act to give their lives for what they thought was the larger good: No spin, propaganda nor half-truths required.

About that same time George W. Bush, aboard Air Force 1, would begin flying around the country because he didn't have a clue what to do.  ¶ 4/08/2006 12:31:00 AM