also, not to be a dick -- well fuck it, sorta... Did we make Dec 7th a paid holiday for the attack on Pearl Harbor? How about Normandy? No, and no. What about April 20th...another tragec anniversary for many in OKC. Again, no. How about this: Remember our heroes and victims while ur busy doing ur part to keep this country strong...by doing something for society (ie: your job), not by sitting on ur ass. Marking the day is one thing...but, i keep hearing ppl say we should have a PAID holiday to remember our loved ones, yet a lot of these same people personally know NO ONE who was killed that day. Imagine the satisfaction Al Queda will have, knowing that they helped to reduce our workforce one more day out of the year. Remember the lost lives and needless suffering in whatever way you choose to...it's still a free country. Ask for the day off if you choose. Just don't insist you should be PAID for it! Memorial Day, anyone? The rules of war have changed...so perhaps should our ideas about this day. Soldiers, Firefighters, Police, and yes -- civilians too that have died in the name of the US. Oh...and by the way, pretty much the only ppl that benefit from government holidays are governemt workers...who, if u ask me are already the most UNPRODUCTIVE and OVERPAID group of whiners out there. There, I said it...flame away!