Gov. Eliot Spitzer and Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford) are on the same page today as the governor touts a measure that is promoted as protecting those who tip off authorities about terrorists. King has won attention championing the federal version. (UPDATE: description is corrected)
Mayor Bloomberg has another go at what seems like his annual still-gotta-get-on-with-life message.
As you can see here, the prestigious role granted presidential aspirant Rudy Giuliani in the New York ceremony stirs debate from non-believers in his candidacy and image. (UPDATE: Some participants have protested by turning their backs on Giuliani as he took the podium.)
Not to be ignored, of course, Osama bin Laden urges, in the new video, jihad, death, martyrdom and Islamic supremacy -- as described here.
Then there is this op-ed worth seeing from a couple days ago. Former CIA official Michael Scheuer advocates fuller American military commitment to crushing jihadists. That said, consider his remarks in light of today's speeches from Giuliani, Bloomberg and the rest of them:
"The lies of U.S. political leaders do not help us face down our foe. They say Bin Laden, et. al are primarily motivated by their hatred of America's freedoms. Not so."
"The impact of our policy is the Islamists' core motivation and a glue of unity for that ethnically and linguistically diverse crowd."
"The second oft-heard lie is that America is safer than on 9/11. But our governing elite has knowingly failed to accomplish its two most vital post-9/11 tasks: controlling U.S. borders and fully securing the former Soviet Union's nuclear weapons."