And who exactly is letting 9/11 "completely dictate everything we do" and "throwing all other cautions to the winds"?
well, its more of a mindset (sort of like the mindset of most people on this thread) not any specific person, it’s an emphasis on interventialist foreign policy rather than fighting socialism here at home. I mean, you have people voting for guilani simply because he seems ‘tough on terror’.
The Federal governments meddling with the healthcare system along is enough for it to be more of a threat than islamic terrorism, the third party payers, liscencing monopolies, 10-12 year delay in new medications - all of these directly impact the health of our families.
Paul’s letter of marque is a brilliant idea IMO, it lets private organizations go after and track down those responsible for 9/11 without the bureaucratic stifflings and diplomatic and rules of engagement problems in the military. At least it would have been interesting to see it tried.