TNBNT for a change.
But, there was a small blurb in the news this AM saying that, "The group planning to build a 13-story Islamic center and mosque near Ground Zero appears plagued by divisions, and one major investor says he'll sell some or all of the site if the price is right."
Aside from that, the Imam who's been steadfast, that the project will not be stopped or relocated now says that if he'd known how much of an uproar the building would cause, he wouldn't have picked that site. So, I guess that's a half-step toward backing away, which I think, one way or another will happen.
Because, as I've written in entries before, I think this is a case where the fundamental rule in All the President's Men has applied from the start...follow the money. And, the longer this issue takes to resolve, the higher the ante will get, and then when the pot's big enough, the builders will all sell out and go home.
But in the end it was actually Roberto Duran the boxer who foresaw all this coming back in his championship fight with Sugar Ray Leonard in 1980. Way back then, he threw in the towel, crying "No Mosque, No Mosque." At least, that's what I think he said, but it could have been, "No mas, No mas."
Then in another news item, according to The World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness report the U.S. economy ranks 4th in the world, after Switzerland, Sweden and Singapore. The major reasons for our fall from first place are lack of political leadership and more than $13 trillion in debt. The Forum's feeling is that the U.S. can't afford its unbridled spending, won't be able to defend itself militarily if attacked, and is under incompetent leadership. So, it sounds to me like the Forum's been reading my blogs.
That's it for today folks.
Adios
Thanks, Gary. I appreciate your kind thoughts. And I hope you'll let some of your friends know about the site. But, as you'll soon see, publishing is a lonely business at the start.
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