Well, Good

Here's a report that says people are starting to get very upset with the Arizona "9/11 Memorial" that has inscriptions that have nothing to do with 9/11 and everything to do with anti-Bush/anti-war/moral equivalence sentiments (pick which one you think fits best).

The monument was unveiled at Phoenix’s Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza near the state Capitol on the fifth anniversary of the attacks.

A timeline and record of key events and quotes are etched onto a giant angled ring reflected by sunlight in what designers said was intended to capture how Arizona and the nation responded to the attacks, and to remember the strong emotions.

But this week, blog visitors have said they’re shocked at some of the inscriptions, which they describe as political statements against the Bush administration and its war on terror.

One inscription states, “You don’t win battles of terrorism with more battles.” Another: “Congress questions why CIA and FBI didn’t prevent attacks.” And another reads, “Erroneous US air strike kills 46 Uruzgan civilians,” referring to a wedding reportedly hit by mistake in Afghanistan.

“It’s a worldview that is critical of America, and in many cases cheapens 9/11,” said Greg Patterson, a lobbyist and consultant who operates the EspressoPundit blog, where he and his readers have been critical of the memorial. “It is bent on attacking the Bush administration’s take on the war, at the expense of the memory of 9/11.”

They quote one member of the commission responsible for this who lost her husband in the 9/11 attacks as saying the words were found to be "factual" by a history professor from ASU. It would be factual to say some people in this country put their politics above their country, too.

Espresso Pundit is here if you'd care to read the post that really got the uproar started.