Odd that New Yorkers - who were actually there - remember it quite differently and remember with overwhelming positiveness how Rudy ran the city in that time. Probably a more accurate pulse than the Salon article you remember reading.
I'm sure the families and friends of those who were victims of the attack and who did not live "in the area" would agree with you.
I would like to see a "worldwide dictatorship of the proletariat" provision tied to the DHS funding bill.
Apparently the word "chumming" is not part of your vocabulary. With your lack of social interaction being tied to the internet, this does not surprise me!