We're looking at the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall today. What's wrong with the following passage?
German Chancellor Angela Merkel was joined at the Brandenburg Gate by Russia's Dmitry Medvedev, France's Nicolas Sarkozy and UK PM Gordon Brown.
In a special video address, US President Barack Obama said Berliners had rebuked tyranny on 9 November 1989.
Is Air Force One in the shop? Did the president get so tied up in watching the health care debate that he forgot to RSVP?
I'm reminded of the pro-lifer's critique that conservative presidents would merely sent a taped message to their January marches on Roe's anniversary but wouldn't show up in person; their support was more talk than action.
Maybe Obama is allergic to historic events associated with mass protests.
Maybe the Tea Parties should take a cue from the East Germans and demonstrate weekly.
Posted by: Alan K. Henderson | November 11, 2009 at 12:33 AM