If you're like me, you are probably getting sick of the lockstep unanimity of knee-jerk nationalism that has swept over the United States in the last several days. Well, here are a couple of thoughtful responses that aren't struck from the mold. It's an eye-opener. On a slightly different note, check out the following story from AP about the White House chastising Bill Maher, the host of ABC's Politically Incorrect. Despite the copious and rhetorically fashionable statements proclaiming the terrorists cowards, it's simply incorrect.
Cowards are afraid.
These men were evil, but they were not afraid. No slouch in the courage department himself, Maher went on to observe that lobbing missiles from thousands of miles away is by far a more cowardly approach to violence. Not a statement destined to endear him to the flag-waving American public, but a rare moment of truth in our new era of hyperbole. A Dismal Pitch GM is helping America put itself back together. The Catholic Church has forced the cancellation of a three-day orgy on the beaches of Rio De Janeiro, according to Reuters .