The last day of normalcy

I look outside, and it's another beautiful late summer/early fall day. Bright sunshine. Nice breeze. Moderate temperature. I remember a day just like this one seven years ago to the day. I also remember that day for its weather forecast saying that the next day, a Tuesday, would be more of the same...

Today is September 10th.

Little did we know then, in our complacency and sleep, that the next morning, our world would change forever.

It is an American tragedy that of the two political parties that drive our discourse and institutions, one of them has put ideology and doctrine in front of Nation and victory. Their collective clock stopped on September 10, 2001.

As much as we might want, we can not go back to September 10, 2001 - nor should we want to. We, as a Nation, must go on through strife and turmoil, through good times and bad, proclaiming Liberty and Freedom as we go.

Our enemies thought September 10, 2001 would be the last day for American greatness. They were wrong, and we must continue to prove them so.

As John McCain said in his convention address last week, "We're Americans, and we never give up. We never quit. We never hide from history; we make history."

Today is September 10th. Today, as Americans, remember what was taken from us seven years ago. Today, not tomorrow, is the day for rememberance.

Tomorrow is the day to proclaim high and loud: never surrender.