Nice to see the incoming administration won't be cowed by terrorists, they seek to reopen the Statue of Liberty's crown to the public

New Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar visited the Statue of Liberty and said a top priority of his, meaning the Obama Administration, was to reopen the crown to the public. You'll recall it was closed after the 9/11 attacks for some apparent reason. The Bushies said it was out of concern to the safety of the public which still to this day sounds like a red herring. Then why not close the viewing deck on the Empire State Building? Secretary Salazar said "This is an American treasure. . I don't think there is a better symbol of the fact that there is one America than this island."

We here at the Jersey City Desk agree. Sure it's a narrow 168 steps. So? No doubt someone has had a heart attack or fallen ill at some point doing it over the decades it's been open. They didn't close the St. Louis arch after 9/11. We need to get over this innate fear of "the terrorists". Sure it's a possibility. It's a possibility geese will bring down your plane in the Hudson River.

Jersey City's Statue of Liberty is THE greatest symbol of America, but how can it be if it's closed because we're afraid of bad guys? We heartily applaud Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and the Obama Administration for this call.