September’s surprise attack on the United States, and our nation’s subsequent and ongoing military response to terrorists worldwide, has left an anxious American populace in a profound state of malaise. Suddenly, that trip to the auto dealership, or to the shopping mall, or to the specialty floor covering store is no longer at the top of the consumer’s agenda.
Yes, we are engaged in war. But in America, sobered and aggrieved though we are, life goes on. As our nation’s leaders have indicated, to allow terrorist threats to change our daily way of living, to scrap the carefully laid plans we’ve made, is to deliver victory to the enemy.