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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (136149)	6/10/2004 6:40:31 AM
From: Sig	Respond to of 281500

<<Actually Sig, what I saw was swarms of people doing their duty. I can't say that I saw a lot of heart. Sure, there have been lots of great words and retrospectives. But it wasn't like Princess Diana, with the hearse covered in flowers from one end of the country to the other, with heart and soul poured forth. It was a mechanistic ritualistic display. The police were facing the compliant, passive, crowds to control them, with backs turned to the hearse as it went by. No flower throwing allowed! Polite applause only. It wasn't as though he was going to get shot or anything. There was lots of marching and stuff.>>> Absolutely. and you have pinned down the differences between the Presidency and Royalty. We dont want the continuity offered by a monarchy, have seen enough Kings and Queens and Emperers who can ultimately get too powerful . This way if we get a bad leader, we can throw him out. Schroeder, Chirac, Putin, Blair, and Bush. Nixon. All serve at the will of the Public. And you are right, each person was concentrating on doing their job, with the police in particular not having time to mourn. Considering the Capital had been grouind zero for OBL, and the building had to be evacuated earlier in the day. The same could be said for the fighter pilots, who were not just making a display but protecting the skies from intruders. Being so duty bound makes the US a fierce adversary. Willing to give up the golf games when duty calls. Sig