[ZonieDiver]

From my perspective, never forget that the fundamental attitude of many Americans changed that day - especially in regard to how our CinC presented the events to the public. We galvanized. We sought to follow our leader. Amercians often seek a leader.

I was showing the film "Alamo" with Billy Bob Thornton, et al to my class in regard to "Manifest Destiny," the Texas "question" and that period of American History. There is a point in the film - buried amongst all that is happening - where a Mexican officer says, "Sigue me!" Follow me... it is, in my estimation, what most Americans seek in a political leader.