America according to a New York Times columnist:

Selected quotes:
"I honor and weep for those murdered on 9/11. But our reaction to 9/11 has knocked America completely out of balance, and it's time to get things right again."

"9/11 has changed America -- but not for the better."

"...since 9/11, we've become "The United States of Fighting Terrorism." ... I will not vote for any candidate running on 9/11. We don't need another president of 9/11. We need a president for 9/12. I will only vote for the 9/12 candidate."

"...9/11 has made us stupid."

"You may think Guantánamo Bay is a prison camp in Cuba for Al Qaeda terrorists. A lot of the world thinks it's a place we send visitors who don't give the right answers at immigration."

"If Disney World can remain an open, welcoming place, with increased but invisible security, why can't America?"

"We can't afford to keep being this stupid! We have got to get our groove back. We need a president who will unite us around a common purpose, not a common enemy. Al Qaeda is about 9/11. We are about 9/12, we are about the Fourth of July - which is why I hope that anyone who runs on the 9/11 platform gets trounced."

Oh brother! Cry me a bucket!!!

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