13 years after the fact, the city council in my town directly across the hudson river from the wall street/financial district is still debating what kind of 9/11 memorial to erect on the riverfront pier. it became a political football years ago, with endless discussion about where it should go, what it should look like, who should be commissioned to create it, how elaborate or simple it should be, how much it should cost and how to pay for it. "design by committee" -- none of whom have any design sense -- in full effect.
it's really brought out every sort of petty bickering and negative political stereotype imaginable, and is a bit of a disgrace to the families and friends of the nearly 100 town residents who were killed in the attack.
i'm sure there's such a thing as a decent politician, but most of them are pretty scummy. that's my take.