If I Were a Terrorist, a Terrorist, a Terrorist

Like all sane people, I am shocked and saddened by the bombings in London. As a person whose genetic history goes right back "across the pond", I cannot help but admire the Brit Grit in dealing with these.

I also cannot help but be appalled by the reaction in America by people who I would expect to do better. Now I am not an expert in international relations or terrorism, but it seems rather knee-jerk to me to get your panties in a bunch about our mass transit systems because that is what was targeted in Britain.

I would think any terrorist who had half sense, which I will grant you I don't think most do, would not strike at the same target everywhere unless it was being done simultaneously. Why would I hit mass transit in other countries while they are all tightening security on their mass transit systems? I would find some other place to strike - like churches on Sunday morning in the US of A.

Fortunately, I am not a terrorist, although in some people's minds I may be suspect since I am a liberal Democrat. But I am just a working middle class feminist who pays her taxes, obeys the laws, goes to church, (yes, on Sunday morning in the US of A) and backs up her beliefs and philosophies with her vote (for all the good THAT does her in Kansas!).

Back to London. In his book "Tuesdays With Morrie", Mitch Albom tells about Morrie Schwartz allowing himself to wallow in his emotions for a brief time, then saying "enough" and getting on with the business of life. It would appear to me that the Brits have had their wallow and now they are to the getting on part. It would also appear to me that we Americans, or a portion of us, are still in our wallow, and everytime we try to get on, our fearless leader encourages us to go back and wallow some more because that seems to be the only time we can tolerate him. Enough already. 911 was awful. But it was 4 years ago. Never forget. But no more wallowing.