[Kobyashi1942]

Judging from the conversations I've had over the last nine months, when the next shoe drops, if profiling isn't implemented immediately, there are a lot of people out there willing to start going vigilante, and/or marching (rioting?) on Washington to demand it.

You're kidding, right? These people that are in their 30's through their 50's are comatose and no amount of megatonage will wake them up. They have been indoctrinated into not resisting ANY aggressor. If 9/11 didn't wake them up, nothing will.

[ReveBM]

That's not fair. I don't know exactly how old Todd Beamer was, but when the people on the flight that crashed in Pennsylvania knew what the plan was for their plane, they rose up and confronted the enemy.

I assume that what people are doing right now is giving the government a chance to prove that it can protect us, and crossing their fingers.

[Aggie Mama]

I fit in that category -- I'm 31. I can tell you ALL of my friends and their families believe as I do. Most surprising to see are the few liberals that I have as friends; it's as if they are awaking from slumber to see the world as it really is. You don't have to be over 50 to be patriotic and want the best for our country.