Comments on: The wrong issue on which to make a stand re: federal funding

By: Baklava

Baklava — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 20:37:40 +0000

I think as usual there is misinformation. My guess this price tag includes not just the land but the building and price of a few other things like maintenance and facilities (not just a few trees). Like every government purchase there is more involved in it than just 1 item (like land). Government purchases usually think of the entire package or what is comprehensively involved.

Listen to myself. I sound like a liberal trying to justify government spending. All I’m saying is that I don’t think we know enough.

By: CB Howell

CB Howell — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 20:14:13 +0000

If it were my land, I’d just build the thing myself. I have a feeling that this Taylor guy is somewhat anti-gov. hence the price tag is an attempt to price them out of the market.

By: Baklava

Baklava — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 16:15:07 +0000

A good article on Republican liberalism

By: camojack

camojack — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 02:24:18 +0000

“These 40 people were the first counterattack of the war on terror, and they were victorious. We owe them a great debt of gratitude.”

This, to me, is the “bottom line”. The price tag does sound rather exorbitant, however…

By: Marshall Art

Marshall Art — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 00:21:01 +0000

I live near the site of the Brown’s Chicken murders took place a few years ago. Perhaps you’ve heard of it. The couple who owned the place and several of their employees were herded into a cooler and executed. I felt terrible for the relatives of the victims and wondered if the perps were nearby as I passed the place earlier that evening. One parent of one of the victims thought the place should be torn down and a memorial park set up so that people could reflect on the tragedy. I couldn’t help but wonder why anyone would care to to so. I feel the same about a memorial for 93. At least not $60mil’s worth. The passengers are indeed heroes and deserve some acknowledgement. This seems excessive monetarily, and over the top emotionally. I can’t think of a better way to acknowledge their sacrifice at this time, but I felt the best tribute to those in the towers were to rebuild the towers. Perhaps not practical, but a sure message about what we’re made of and how insignificant the attackers. I don’t know if this is the wrong issue to make a stand, but it is an easy one to get emotional over. Maybe that’s reason enough to say no, at least for now.

By: Dana

Dana — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 00:12:43 +0000

Land ain’t that expensive in Pennsylvania.

I absolutely agree with Mr Taylor’s stated principle. Actually, I think that the federal government needs to sell a lot of the land it owns back to the people of the United States. I’m guessing that Mr Taylor would be perfectly willing to support this memorial (although it is overblown in size) if there were to be a concomitant sale of other federal property.

By: Big Bang Hunter

Big Bang Hunter — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 22:02:10 +0000

Cowgirl. Just chalk it up to good old yankee inginuity….Cashin’ in…. Wheeeeeeeeee

- Bang

By: Justin Thibault

Justin Thibault — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 21:39:53 +0000

OK, so his district just got a little less competitive. Hope we can still hold on to the 8th!

By: Dax

Dax — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 19:42:45 +0000

Good God! You can build the Lincoln Memorial and the Jefferson Memorial for that kind of money.
$10 mil for the land! You can buy all the land you want in the Shanksville/Somerset area for 20 to 30K an acre. Do they need 400 acres for this memorial??

By: Cowgirl

Cowgirl — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 19:19:09 +0000

I don’t have a problem with building a memorial. I do have a problem with it costing $60,000,000. How much does land in PA cost, anyway?

Last I saw, the plan for this memorial was a Red Crescent design out of, well… basically… out of trees and shrubs.

Maybe I should go into the landscaping-of-memorials biz.

No disrespect about the memorial is intended. Just a commentary about what seems to be more wasteful government spending.