Remember during the Gulf War (only 10 years ago!), many people had American flag decals on their car windows, American flag bumper stickers? Some (gasp) even flew American flags at their homes.

We should do this again. As a nation we need to do much more and I'm confident that we will, and soon. The average citizen may be limited to patriotic gestures.

I was moved yesterday by the members of Congress standing on the capitol steps and singing "God Bless America". Sure, half of the time half these people are phonies. Sure, the partisan back stabbing will begin anew in two weeks. But there is now a window of relative unity. I like it.

-- Lars (lars@indy.net), September 12, 2001