Ground Zero debacle demands return of Twin Towers

Although forgotten by most Californians, 7 years ago a bunch of scumbag terrorist swine hijacked some airliners and either crashed, or attempted to crash them into various American landmarks. One such landmark, the Pentagon, was quickly rebuilt. Unfortunately, in New York, a bizarre dialog took place about "reimagining" the World Trade Center site. All sorts of silly ideas were proposed, and numerous public forums were held where officials did their best to ignore the sentiments expressed by many in attendance who wanted to rebuild the Twin Towers, taller, stronger and safer than before.

The sentiment for rebuilding the Twin Towers was widespread. At a Lower Manhattan Development Corporation public hearing in May 2002, numerous speakers, including a group called Team Twin Towers [ http://teamtwintowers.org ], who proposed rebuilding were cheered by the assembled crowd. Additionally, there was a large sentiment for rebuilding the Twin Towers at the Municipal Arts Society's Imagine NY workshops held in the spring of that year. On page 11 of Imagine NY's Summary Report, published in June 2002, the "vision statement" reads "The Twin Towers should be built as they were before September 11, perhaps even taller, to restore our spirit and dignity, and to prove that the terrorists did not prevail. The new World Trade Center buildings should incorporate a memorial in addition to office space, and should be built with the latest technologies to make them safer and more secure."

Sadly, this was not to be. All of the outreach for public input was a sham, and a truly awful plan was forced upon the citizens of New York by then Governor Pataki. This plan was widely criticized. For example, in a 2005 article, Deroy Murdock, asked "What Are We Afraid Of?" See
http://www.nationalreview.com/murdock/murdock200503111045.asp

Now, after 7 years of dithering and inaction, reports out of New York indicate that the entire process has broken down. In "The Zero at Ground Zero," Steven Malanga writes "All of these voices, and others, have conspired to give us what we have now, which is a site where, approaching seven years after the attack, all one can see for the most part are a bunch of cranes and other machinery moving around dirt. On Monday, the latest report on “progress” at Ground Zero (and one can only use that word in parentheses when referring to the WTC site) noted that virtually all of the work there is behind schedule and billions of dollars over budget." See:
http://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2008/07/the_zero_at_ground_zero.html

Fortunately, Kenneth Gardner and Herbert Belton have developed a better proposal, described here:
http://www.wtc2011.com/home.html

The Twin Towers Alliance, [ http://www.twintowersalliance.com/ ] feels that with the current lack of progress at "Pataki's Pit," an opportunity to push the WTC2011 proposal has surfaced. I urge everybody to support the Twin Towers Alliance because the best course of action is to re-build the Twin Towers either the same height or build them as the tallest buildings in the world while incorporating an appropriate memorial. It’s part of the spirit of this great country to rebuild bigger and better than ever.

I think that the Twin Towers should be rebuilt. Why stick with a plan that is at a standstill after all these years. The plan by Ken Gardner and Herbert Bolton is the most reasonable choice to be built at the WTC site. I mean, the plan is fully detailed and ready for anyone to let it be built. I believe if the plan (WTC2011) was enacted, we can have our Twin Towers back by 2011/2012. Bring them back!

The Freedom Tower was never supported by the people to begin with. If this was the case, then why did it rank all the way at the bottom on Imagine New York as the worst design? Also, why was there little or no support for it by the people at the public hearings. I know this because I was there myself, which makes me a witness for that. I am not surprised that the official plan costs so much, but that is nothing new for those who have been following it since it started. Then again, it's not this is the first time a dealine has been missed. Rebuilding the Twin Towers can be done faster and will cost even less, and this is with the updated safety modifications given from FEMA. It would help both economically and socially, or as Hannah Montana would say that you got the best of both worlds. It would sound a lot better to tell your children and grandchildren that it was rebuilt rather than replaced by something a of smaller scale or just a memorial. Should we have the same process if this was the Empire State Building or Statue of Liberty, but I am not saying that they should have been destroyed instead? It is as if they would say, "If the Twin Towers were that important to Lower Manhattan, New York City, the United States, and the world, then why weren't they just rebuilt?" From the start, politicians like George Pataki had hated them and made sure that they could use statements such as they will become another target again just as an excuse not to have them back. While many say that it is a dead issue, the new delays and setbacks bring it right back into the playing field. The only freedom I see in the Freedom Tower is that Pataki had the 'freedom' to override a public decision when making sure that it would win. I cannot even believe those who claim that they would accept this boondoggle, which is just like saying that they will now support the Iraq War just to sound loyal to avoid being called a traitor to the country. The blueprints for Twin Towers II by Kenneth Gardner and the late Herbert Belton, Jr already address many of the concerns that even the official plan doesn't have. It is not too late for Governor David Patterson to scrap the Freedom Tower and have the Twin Towers rebuilt, which will make him a true hero.

This is remarkable,and very American. The people are grabbing the initiative from the bureaucrats and the artistes. Good for us. Now the politicians will jump on the bandwagon.

I'll bet better than even money that it happens! Just make sure that the buildings are surrounded by anti-aircraft missle launchers, suitably disguised as trees, of course.