$1,000,000,000?? *#%&!!

I have been reading about the price tag for the latest version of the 9/11 memorial.

Now, I am not a resident of New York City, and I didn't lose a lot of friends when the World Trade Center was destroyed. But I'd like to believe, even if my circumstances were different, that I would feel this same way:

A billion dollars for what amounts to a giant "Kick Me" sign for the next round of suicide bombers? Boneheaded boondoggle doesn't even come close.

Here's one proposal that might help keep the costs down: Pass a law that makes it a felony for any political figure to use the memorial site for a photo op.