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Is there anyone out there who really thinks that talking about 9/11 during this election should be "off limits"? IMO it is not about whether we should discuss it, but how we discuss it. I said it earlier, I have no qualms with the Bush reelection campaign bringing up 9/11, it is too important of an event to be left out of the discussion. I think, however, that it is a bit of a tightrope and they need to be careful and "compassionate" when they bring up 9/11 - especially the images. I say edit out the image of the firefighters carrying the flag-draped corpse (this will take about 30 minutes in an edit room) and get on with talking about what they did. Bush handled the crisis well, and should get points for that (it finally made him president in the minds of many) he also has to face the fact that many believe his followthrough in the wake of the crisis has been haphazard, poorly thought out and overly ideological. There is the real debate about 9/11.
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