Commemorate wisely

Please honor the victims of September 11, 2001 and their families by listening to, reading about their stories and processing the magnitude of the tragedy.

If you must politicize the attacks, be realistic in your politicization. Get in touch with the facts (for example, the overlooked Presidential Daily Intelligence Brief; the lack of any connection whatsoever with Iraq; the reality that more Americans have been killed in Iraq; the fact that attempts to undermine the Constitution have not and will not make us safer).

Demand accountability from your elected officials and candidates. Get informed and vote. Find out how they will make you safer. Don't let them exploit other people's personal tragedies for cheap political gain. Like I said yesterday, I don't like to tout Tom Friedman, but when he's right, he's right..