The Freedom Tower

“How badly our enemies underestimated the power and endurance of freedom. In less than three years, we have more than just plans on paper—we place here today the cornerstone, the foundation of a new tower.”—George Pataki in 2004 (as reprinted in last week’s New Yorker)

From the Blog called “Metro Dad: Poppy Cock from a Cocky Dad”:
We live a short 4 blocks away from Ground Zero. Were I a little younger, I could go on our building’s roof, throw a baseball and hit the tarnished site. I mention this because 2 years after Pataki’s statement and more than 5 years after 9/11, they have only now begun to start construction on Freedom Tower. As has been abundantly documented, the bungling of this project has turned into an egregious example of bureaucracy and politics in action. By the end of the day on September 11, 2001, it was clear that the terrorists’ act had enormous symbolic power in the eyes of the world, and it was also clear that whatever arose at Ground Zero should make an equally important symbolic statement of its own. Sadly, we may find that instead of inspiring us and representing our values, the Tower will now represent the giant clusterfuck known as Politics In America.”
And it can only get worse unless the politicos in charge now relinquish their hold out of embarrassment. Well, that’s not gonna happen either.