Are we proud of our country yet?

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Friday September 11, 2009 · 8:46 AM PDT

2009/09/11 · 08:46

... so eight years after 9/11 I still feel myself cringing at the mention of it, not because it hurts but because it's a reminder to me of the self-inflicted wounds this country is suffering through.

I saw this and it sparked an IM conversation:

c/o Scott Stantis (http://blog.al.com/stantis/2007/09/)

See IM conversation below... (My comments in bold)

Xystance

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Thursday September 11, 2008 · 11:04 PM PDT

2008/09/11 · 23:04

So a few hundred people huddled around the plasma screen watching,
crying, whimpering a bit, calling family, I started to think about
what this meant for the country. Everyone's going to get over their
sorrow and be ~~really~~ angry. People died, someone had to pay.

What I realize now is that we've all paid a heavy price.

It's worse because it's a self-imposed price.

Xystance

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Thursday September 11, 2008 · 11:55 AM PDT

2008/09/11 · 11:55

So, thanks to a spotlight and magnifying glass (nice combination, try it sometime) being put on Wasilla, AK, we've been treated to details on what kind of Vice President or even President Sarah Palin would be.

Lets make rape victims pay for rape kits!
Lets make them pay for the investigation too.

We should make all victims pay for DNA testing and investigation costs.

Lets extend that to other crimes, law inforcement activity, and hell, why not judicial proceedings? It all costs money you know...

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Are we proud of our country yet?

September 11th didn't change America... we did. (Post Sept. 11 Thoughts)

Compare payment for rape kits to other law enforcement activities: Palin '08!