"Your comments lead to a point we should advocate - get the U.S. Congress to step in and take over control of the funding and building of the memorial and the 9/11 museum at Ground Zero."
I agree. One of the freepers here must have the facts on the missapropriation of funds. This should be made public by providing it to the national media on, such as MSNBC or Fox for special segment. Then once it has aired, hopefully someone here on FR such as Jim Robinson can provide some direction in getting this issue in front of Congress.
I am suggesting this approach to the TakeBackTheMemorial group (www.TakeBackTheMemorial.com).
They are the ones who spearheaded the public drive to get the IFC out of the Ground Zero memorial site (hopefully permanently). I think it is becoming apparent to them that left to the NYCity/State GOP and other NYCity/State politicians, the 9/11 Memorial at Ground Zero will be either (1)downgraded, (2)imposed on with non-9/11 "memorial" agendas, (3)reduced to insignifigance in size and scope, (4)relegated to a mere afterthought in the former WTC site area.
What must be brought to the publics attention is that the 9/11 Memorial at Ground Zero is not a NYCity memorial, it is a national memorial for the most horrific national tragedy on US soil since Pearl Harbor.
The memorial, and the related 9/11 museum both need to be given national government prominence and funding spearheded by Congress, along with an act of Congress that takes control of the memorial planning out of NYCity liberal elite hands.