September 11, 2008 is just another day to most of us now. Tragically just 7 years ago that was just another day until people began to see the news or got a phone call or email about the tragedy unfolding.

Many like me were going about our daily lives. Until I saw the news about it popping up on CNN, ABC, MSNBC, NBC, CBS, BBC, any news network. Today, for me at least, it is just a tragic thing that happened that day 7 years ago.

Some people, those who lost someone especially, will remember and still feel the pain knowing they lost someone that day.

One thing to remember, I respect everyone with greatest of passion. But this was just the beginning of more death. When the innocent people of America fell, along fell the fighters of our great nation and what it stands for.

Today, alot has changed. Now I can't go to the airport without having some stranger getting a federal check invade my privacy and tear up my freedoms in front of me.

Some people admire Bush for all that he has done to make us safer. Ask yourself, would you still admire him if you KNEW that he KNEW 9/11 before it happened? A fraction would still admire him. What about if he lied on TV about actually watching the FIRST PLANE hit the North Tower of the WTC? Hmm, a fraction of that fraction would. That just leaves about a few hundred people including his closest peeps.

With the greatest respect to all those that passed. We Will Never Forget. Scars heal, but that doesn't mean that we have to forget all those that were lost since that day, 9/11/01.

Since this blog was written, there has been 7,655 American lives lost since 9/11/01. Including the ones that died on 9/11 (2,974) and in both wars, Iraq (4,093) and Afghanistan (588).