Stardate 20011011.1702 (On Screen): Some men show their true worth in a crisis. Mayor Giuliani is turning out to be truly astounding. It's difficult to conceive of how anyone could have done a better job in a crisis of this magnitude, and his instincts continue to be correct. This morning I read an article about yet another VIP disrupting the efforts at the WTC site for a tour. This one was a Saudi prince (there are hundreds of them, but this one is particularly rich) and after his tour he made a contribution of $10 million to the city and released a statement which said "You brought this on yourselves because of your foreign policy." (Not in so many words.) I read that and muttered, "You can stick your money up your ass. We don't need it that badly." (I almost posted that, in fact.)
Mayor Giuliani agrees, and more power to him. He's rejected the check. They're not going to cash it. Whether you agree with Prince bin Talal's opinion or not, that was entirely the wrong place and time to deliver it. (discuss)
