Only in the Times

Too much sentimentality goin' on

The New York Times makes the case that we are spending too much emotional energy remembering the Holocaust. “ “I may sound callous, but doesn’t grieving have a shelf life?” said Charlene Mugabe, 57, a nursing supervisor from Arsewhole, Mass. “We’re very sorry and mournful that people died, but there are living people. Let’s wind it down.” [How Much Tribute Is Enough?] ” Well, something like that.  The cause of the Times' angst is actually 9/11, but you get the idea.  I may be way out of line suggesting that this venerable newspaper, with its solid record of extolling our country's virtues, has an ulterior motive, but ... . Well, I can't help but think that "9/11" bugs them because it's become a rallying cry, just as  "Remember Pearl Harbor" was.  A rallying cry against the mofkrs who attacked us, and a pledge to destroy them.  That's what I think.