a national holiday is a big step. most such things represent more than one single incident. Do we really want to be celebrating a 9/11 memorial in 70 years? I'm not sure, particularly with the sentiment such a holiday is bound to create (anti-middle east, anti-islam) on an annual basis. it's also important to remember that we don't even know where 9/11 is leading us. the fighting in afghanistan isn't over, bin laden remains uncought, we could be going into iraq (i don't see that as so related to 9/11, but bush seems to). wait and see on this one, i think.