Eight years later...

Eight years ago, I came out of the shower and heard about the attacks. Work was a somber place that day. Everyone drove slower. Spirits were serious... but not down.

Everyone on that day had felt the sting around the world. For a short time, politics got put to the side and we were all part of the same group: Americans.

We showed that like any family, we will bicker and fight with each other, but if someone messed with us, we would unite very quickly.

Soon afterward, Osama Bin Ladin made a comment that our unity would be short-lived, and that before long we would be back at our regular ways and that we would forget what happened.

He was right.

In fact, we are even bolder about the attacks we place on each other now than ever before. Facebook is ripe with all kinds of examples from both sides of many issues and people are so entrenched in their.... beliefs... that they won't acknowledge that they agree with the other side on certain issues.

But it's not everybody. There are still some who think for themselves and stand for what they believe in... even when it creates unlikely political alliances...

I'll illustrate it with one example...

There's a person I admire here in Atlanta for a cause that he rallies against... human trafficking... especially when prostitution and children are involved. On the political side, he and I pretty much disagree on a lot of things. I'm pretty conservative and he's very liberal - and he is one of the folks who can intelligently and reasonably make his points, which I respect.

A situation just came up with ACORN... many people have seen the videos of how they are coaching a couple how to work the tax system around a prostitution ring that would involve many young girls brought in from El Salvador.

He's speaking up about it... even though criticizing that organization or its people for anything is a political hot potato. Thank God there are people who think for themselves and don't just drink the kool-aid!

Thanks for standing up for the kids!