Thought Quotient

Bush, Kerry set aside personal battles

In rememberance of 9/11, Bush and Kerry stood down their personal attacks. Bush reassured the country that the United States will “stay on the offensive”:

“The United States is determined to stay on the offensive, and to pursue the terrorists wherever they train, or sleep, or attempt to set down roots,” he added.

Kerry, on the other hand, had this to say:

“While September 11 was the worst day we have ever seen, it brought out the best in all of us,” the Massachusetts senator said. “And we must always remember that we will only defeat those who sought to destroy us by standing together as one America.”

Hmmm… “standing together as one America”. What in the world does that mean!?!?

Translated: “blah, blah, blah… words… and… some more words.”

What are we supposed to be standing on? Kerry has yet to stand on much of anything!

My mother always taught me:
     “If you can’t say anything, don’t say anything at all.”

Today was a day of remembrance… remembrance of an event unprecedented in recent American history. A day we remembered smoke and fire, death and carnage, fear and regret, shock and numbness - at an attack on our own soil. A day the world changed for the United States.

I’m astonished at how many people have forgotten. It’s about time more people started remembering… the reason why thousands of innocent people died, and the reason why our U.S. military forces are giving their lives on foreign land - to keep it from happening again.

Today our hearts and prayers go out to those who have lost loved ones - both in the events of 9/11 and in the military response to that horrific event. We remember those whose lives were lost unjustly - and those who are fighting with their very lives today for justice and freedom for those of us who remain to remember.