I want to live up to her expectations. I want our democracy to be as good as Christina imagined it. I want America to be as good as she imagined it. All of us -- we should do everything we can to make sure this country lives up to our children's expectations.
Yet, I have to say I found the frequent cheering somewhat odd. This wasn't a pep rally, or a political campaign event. It was, at least in part, a memorial for the six people who did not survive.
[UPDATE: Watch a CBS-News report on the "cheering" aspect of the event.]
I was glad for the cheering and clapping. This showed, to me, that we are able to move beyond tragedy.
ReplyDeleteI was very pleased to see Janet Napolonito and Eric Holder putting aside their "official" roles and reading Scripture.